Last Stories of the Old Duck Hunters Author: Gordon MacQuarrie | Language: English | ISBN:
1572230053 | Format: EPUB
Last Stories of the Old Duck Hunters Description
About the Author
Gordon MacQuarrie is a contributor for Willow Creek Press titles including
More Stories of Old Duck Hunters (Gordon MacQuarrie Trilogy), Volume 2.- Series: Game & Fish Mastery Library
- Hardcover
- Publisher: Willow Creek Press (July 13, 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1572230053
- ISBN-13: 978-1572230057
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Well, OK, this book doesn't smell like the outdoors, but you're sure going to think you're sitting in duck blind or wading through a trout stream as you read these stories. This is the third (and final) installment of a collection of short stories written by Gordon MacQuarrie about fishing and hunting in northern Wisconsin from the 20s to the 50s. If you've read the first two collections, you're in for more of the same, and this is a no-brainer. If you haven't read the first two and/or don't know who Gordon MacQuarrie was, you're in for a real treat. Gordon MacQuarrie was an author and journalist who wrote about his outdoor adventures just before and after WWII. His primary interests were duck hunting and trout fishing, but there are stories about deer hunting, upland hunting, bass fishing, and other pursuits. If you have any interest in fishing or hunting, you should buy this entire series (or try to, they're out of print now), this is definite worth reading. I would go far as to say that amongst outdoor literature, only Robert Ruark is better, and that is only by a hair. The style of MacQuarrie's writing is different than Ruark's Old Man and the Boy tales. He tells his stories through the eyes of an adult whose companion is a man about 20 years his senior. He talks about a fictional Old Duck Hunter's Association, Inc (the Inc stands for incorrigible), of which there are only two members. MacQuarrie has all the little nuances of fishing and hunting down to a tee. The only downside to reading these stories is that if you aren't already a duck hunter or trout fisherman when you start, you'll be both before you finish this series. MacQuarrie also paints a magical picture of the Brule River and its environs in northern Wisconsin.
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