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Name: The longest silence
Author: Thomas McGuane

In "The Longest Silence," Texas-born author Thomas McGuane compiles 33 essays that chart his angling adventures from Michigan and Rhode Island to San Francisco, Key West, Montana, and distant waters in Ireland, Argentina, New Zealand, and Russia. McGuane’s prose weaves colorful descriptions of trout, salmon, striped bass, tarpon, and permit with personal recollections of childhood in the Midwest, friendships with fellow anglers such as Roderick Haig‑Brown and Isaak Walton, and his son’s participation. The essays move beyond mere fish stories to examine the nature of rods, reels, fly preferences, family dynamics, and the often contradictory role of fishermen in truth and legend, all underscored by a reverence for conservation and a humor that keeps the reader engaged.

First publish date: 1999

Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir

Authors: Thomas McGuane

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