THE TRADITIONAL WAY: THE MYSTIQUE AND HERITAGE OF ARCHERY. By Fred Anderson.

(1997) 2004 reprint. 8vo paperback (153 x 228mm). Pp263. B/w photographs.

"Fred puts into words his experiences as life long archer. He tells of the men that influenced him and gives you the details and anecdotes that make this book hard to set down. As a bowhunter and history buff this is a must for my library." Joe St. Charles. Lots of practical advice drawn from Fred Andersons' own experience as well as from his examination of the experiences of other notable archers - lots of photographs, for instance, of different archers demonstrating good form and grips. Chapters include: Pondering about bows; The bowyer; Yew and me; Some bow proverbs; Straight arrows; The cutting edge; Stories that leave you all aquiver; That string thing; How to shoot the doggone thing (); A-roving; The shoot; Alone; The great lawn game; Arrowshooting; Traditional bowhunting; Therapy of the hills; Them there goats; Oh! The adventure of it all; The golden chain; Will compton - "the chief"; Art Young - "the archer adventurer"; Saxton Pope - "Ku Wi, the medicine man"; Howard Hill - "Mr. Archery"; Ken and Walt Wilhelm - "the brothers"; Hugh Rich - "the arrow maker"; Ande Vail - "Mr. Trick Chot"; Roy Hoff - "Mr. Archery Magazine"; Frank Eicholtz - "the father of the laminated bow"; Elderly Bowman. Lots of interest and useful information here, well worth a read.