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Search - List of Books by Charles Frederick Holder
Charles Frederick Holder (1851–1915) was the inventor of big-game fishing and a founder of Pasadena's Tournament of Roses and the Tuna Club of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island.
Holder came from a wealthy Massachusetts Quaker family. After working as a curator at New York's American Museum of Natural History, he moved to Pasadena in 1885. A passionate naturalist throughout his life, he was known for his books on marine zoology and the first books on big-game fishing, a sport Holder pioneered in 1898. His books are noted for their combination of accurate scientific detail with exciting narratives.
From 1890 to 1891, Holder was a president of the Tournament of Roses Association, and for 1910 he was named the tournament grand marshal. He became known in Pasadena, California, as a businessman, philanthropist, and conservationist/sportsman. In 1898, he founded the Tuna Club at Catalina as an international organization that called for proper management of all game fish.
In 1910, he traveled with Frederick Russell Burnham to Mexico and uncovered Mayan artifacts, including the Esperanza Stone, a paranormal relic described in The Book of the Damned.
In 1998, Holder was inducted in the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame.
Holder came from a wealthy Massachusetts Quaker family. After working as a curator at New York's American Museum of Natural History, he moved to Pasadena in 1885. A passionate naturalist throughout his life, he was known for his books on marine zoology and the first books on big-game fishing, a sport Holder pioneered in 1898. His books are noted for their combination of accurate scientific detail with exciting narratives.
From 1890 to 1891, Holder was a president of the Tournament of Roses Association, and for 1910 he was named the tournament grand marshal. He became known in Pasadena, California, as a businessman, philanthropist, and conservationist/sportsman. In 1898, he founded the Tuna Club at Catalina as an international organization that called for proper management of all game fish.
In 1910, he traveled with Frederick Russell Burnham to Mexico and uncovered Mayan artifacts, including the Esperanza Stone, a paranormal relic described in The Book of the Damned.
In 1998, Holder was inducted in the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame.
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