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THE FAIR CHASE: The Epic Story of Hunting in America

May 30, 2018 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Free - $10

From Daniel Boone to Teddy Roosevelt, hunting is one of America’s most sacred–but also most fraught-traditions. It was promoted in the 19th century as a way to reconnect “soft” urban Americans with nature and to the legacy of the country’s pathfinding heroes. Fair chase, a hunting code of ethics emphasizing fairness, rugged independence, and restraint towards wildlife, emerged as a worldview and gave birth to the conservation movement. But the sport’s popularity also caused class, ethnic, and racial divisions, and stirred debate about the treatment of Native Americans and the role of hunting in preparing young men for war. Join author

Join author PHILIP DRAY at the Boston Athenaeum for a sweeping and definitive account of hunting in America.

Members free and Visitors free with admission ($10). Registration not required

Details

Date:
May 30, 2018
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cost:
Free - $10
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Website:
https://www.bostonathenaeum.org/events/5498/fair-chase-epic-story-hunting-america

Venue

Boston Athenæum
10 ½ Beacon Street
Boston, MA United States
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Phone:
857-210-6973

Did You Know?

Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.