Drift Boats & River Dories: Their History, Design, Construction, and Use
An account of drift-boat evolution and design has been long overdue, but as this volume amply attests, well worth the wait. Roger Fletcher s research is as scrupulous, interesting, and useful as Sam Manning s first-rate illustrations. The result is a marvelous and absorbing book that combines history, biography, an aficionado s appreciation, and a practical guide to building what some of us consider the most elegant craft on moving water. An essential read for fishermen, river rats, and anyone who simply loves wooden boats. --Ted LeesonPart painstaking historical preservation, part careful instruction, part unabashed evangelism, Drift Boats and River Dories is both a valuable contribution to the literature of small boats and a complete course in building these most beautiful and useful of the fly-fisher s watercraft. --James R. BabbRoger got the job beautifully done, so these little river runners will live on for the pleasure of future generations. --Harold "Dynamite" Payson