Tales of Tahitian Waters, Zane Grey
Tales of Tahitian Waters, Zane Grey
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Tales of Tahitian Waters

Author: Zane Grey

Narrator: Robert G. Slade

Unabridged: 11 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/02/2019


Synopsis

This book describes Zane Grey’s hair-raising tales of fishing in shark-infested Pacific waters.Tales of Tahitian Waters describes Grey’s fishing expeditions to the Tahitian Islands during 1928, 1929, and 1930, in which he claims to be the first big-game fisherman to fish these waters.He came to this area after having passed nearby on his other fishing trips. Hearing accounts of there being marlin that were thirty feet long and sharks that measured fifty feet in length, he became determined to pursue these fish and add to his many fishing records. It was here where he describes catching a marlin weighing 1,040 pounds, and the catch was recorded as the first 1,000-pound fish ever caught.In Tales of Tahitian Waters, Grey says that these were the most difficult waters he had ever fished. Yet he claims a special affection for these waters, and he visited them numerous times afterward.

About Zane Grey

Zane Grey® (1872–1939), considered the father of the Western, wrote fifty-eight Westerns and numerous other books, and more than 130 films have been based on his work.

About Robert G. Slade

Robert G. Slade has been a professional actor for nearly thirty years, performing in film, television, radio, and stage work. He appeared in Casino Royale in 2006. He has spent much of his professional life in Canada but has been appearing across the UK in all media since moving to London in 2005.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley

Historically, I always thought of Zane Grey as the quintessential pulp fiction Western scribbler. He may well have been that, but he certainly earned a hefty living doing so in the pre-TV era. More importantly, he was able to indulge a fishing addiction in the grandest of styles. I knew that Grey wa......more


Quotes

"[Tales of Tahitian Waters is], even today, among the finest works on big-game fishing” Independent (London)