Pennsylvania Wild Cats - Paperback

by Henry W. Shoemaker (Author), Lawrence Knorr (Foreword by)

Henry Shoemaker collected the details of the various wild cats native to Pennsylvania in the early days, including the bobcat and the lynx. Included are anecdotes and details from the experts on the subject in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Most entertaining, however, are the tales and descriptions of the various legendary hunters of the region, who trapped and shot them. This newly edited edition includes a foreword by Lawrence Knorr and numerous new annotations detailing and supporting or refuting the claims made by Shoemaker. Details about the men mentioned by Shoemaker are also provided, when they could be found. Readers of this new edition will now be entertained by Shoemaker's stories and be able to locate and visit the graves of those brave men who trekked through the endless mountains and river valleys of Pennsylvania

Included in this volume:

• Foreword
• Preface
• I. Introduction
• II. The Wild Cat
• III. The Bobcat, or Catamount
• IV. The Big Grey Wild Cat, or Canada Lynx
• V. The Blue Mountain Cat
• VI. Mixed Breeds
• VII. Cat Hunting
• VIII. Cat Hunters
• Index

The hunters or experts mentioned and pictured in this book include:

• "France" Homer
• "Clem" Herlacher
• Emanuel Harman
• Jesse Logan
• "Jake" Zimmerman
• "Phil" Wright
• C. E. Logue
• LaRoy Lyman
• Dr. W. J. McKnight
• Abe Simcox
• Sam'l Matter
• Robert Karstetter