Hunting in the American Imagination

Context:

Strongly recommended book that came out around 2000-2001, now out of print. Described as developing the distinction between sport hunters and pot hunters in American history. The speaker credits it as laying important groundwork despite some disagreements

Context:

Randall Williams mentions this book while discussing the history of hunting in American culture and how Puritans viewed hunting. He describes it as 'an interesting book' and explains that Herman argues early Puritans would have been dismayed that Americans came to pride themselves on their hunting culture, since hunting was seen as something done when not working.