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Thrilling Adventures of Hunters, in the Old World and the New
Catalog Note *Thrilling Adventures of Hunters, in the Old World and the New* (1853) by Henry C. Watson collects narrative accounts of hunting expeditions across multiple continents. The volume opens with a preface distinguishing hunters' pursuits from warfare, celebrating the courage and hardiness required for the sport. Individual chapters chronicle specific hunts: bear encounters dominate early sections, including accounts from Ichabod Merritt's experiences in Canada—particularly a December 1820 episode where hunters trap a bear in a hollow tree seventy feet high, requiring one man to climb a lodged beech tree to shoot it. Other chapters address moose, elk, and panther hunting in North America, while later sections cover exotic game including tigers in India, giraffes and zebras in Africa, kangaroos in Australia, narwhals and whales in arctic waters, and jaguars in South America. The narrative includes technical details of hunting methods, animal behavior, and hunters' narrow escapes from dangerous encounters. Numerous engravings illustrate the scenes described.
