Forty-Four Years of the Life of A Hunter

Forty-Four Years of the Life of a Hunter is a classic 19th-century memoir by Meshach Browning, detailing his adventures as a hunter in the Appalachian wilderness (primarily western Maryland and West Virginia) from the late 1790s to the 1840s. The book is a vivid account of frontier life, featuring thrilling encounters with deer, bears, wolves, and panthers, and offers insights into early American hunting methods, woodcraft, and the changing relationship between civilization and the wilderness. 

Softback, (1859) reprint, 400 pp., b/w illustrations, $21.95