Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
John D. Voelker
Born: June 29, 1903
Died: March 18, 1991 (aged 87)
Bio: John D. Voelker, better known by his pen name Robert Traver, was a noted lawyer, author and fly fisherman from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He grew up in his hometown of Ishpeming and later attended the University of Michigan Law School.
Known for:
- Laughing Whitefish (1965)
- Trout Magic (1974)
- Anatomy of a Murder (1958)
- Traver On Fishing (1987)