Fresh Water Game Fish of the United States

Gone Fishin

This informative work, proudly ‘Approved by the Museum of American History’, highlights the diversity of game fish across the United States. Illustrations by wildlife artist Fritz Hilton bring twenty-five of the country’s most common species of perch, salmon, trout, and catfish to life, while accompanying text and keyed numbers offer additional details on classification, habitat, size, and distribution. A relatively simple map of America’s watersheds provides a convenient geographic reference.

Published by Barton-Colton, Inc. of Baltimore, likely around 1957, based on the faded four-cent postage stamp present on the original shipping tube. The label also reiterates the partnership with the Museum of American History, identified as the send.