I read this book because I thought the title was hilarious. I wondered what the most boring President in history might have to say in a book.

What he had to say was 86 pages of silliness. For example:

All fishermen and fisherladies are by nature friendly and righteous persons. No one of them ever went to jail while fishing — unless they forgot to buy a license.

Lots of people committed crimes during the year who would not have done so if they had been fishing. The increase of crime is among those deprived of the regenerations that impregnate the mind and character of fishermen.

For years I have recommended fishing as the remedy for all moral, spiritual, and physical ills.

It goes on and on like this — almost unreadable but somehow still compelling. I highly recommend you avoid it if you're looking for a good book on fishing. But if you're looking for a window in the mind of Herbert Hoover ...