Thompson's career, marked by a keen interest in nature, archery, and the American South, culminates in this work, which pays homage to a bygone era with verve and diligence.

With many chapters of adventures by field and flood, and an appendix containing practical directions for the manufacture and use of archery implements.

A year after The Witchery of Archery was published, Thompson was selected as the first president of the National Archery Association, largely due to the book.

This collection stands as a testament to the vibrancy of late 19th-century literature, offering an insightful glimpse into the era's cultural and social mores through its diverse stories and characters.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

Of the estimated 180,000 Huguenot refugees, approximately 3,000 crossed the Atlantic. This book is about their descendants and their influence on the development of the American republic and the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.