Fool Hen Blues : Retrievers, Shotguns & the American West (Specially-Bound, Limited Edition) - Hardcover

Thomas, E. Donnall; Thomas, Donnall E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1885106157 ISBN 13: 9781885106155

Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Pr, 1996

Synopsis

A special Leather bound limited edition of Fool Hen Blues with an Additional story that is not included in the regular hardback copy. These books are signed and numbered.

About this title

Review:

In Fool Hen Blues, Don Thomas turns the sharp wit and keen insight that readers enjoyed in Whitefish Can't Jump on the art of wingshooting. His stories take us from the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska to the high plains of central Montana. Throughout, Don's passion for Labs is apparent as he makes his argument for using them as versatile retrievers. Fool Hen Blues is much more than a collection of outdoor vignettes. In these stories, hunting and the land comprise the framework for the larger picture of life's experiences. As Don says, "You will tell me that I am a lucky guy because I have managed to live my life in remote places where the hunting is good and the pheasants are wild... I will then tell you that it really isn't luck at all, that anyone can do it with a proper ordering of their priorities. Then you will say that I have got to be kidding, that no responsible person would really forsake career and money and cultural amenities just to live in places where there are wild birds. And I will say: 'Wanna bet?'"

This edition is limited to 250 copies. It is leather-bound with all edge gilt and silk ribbon sewn in. Don wrote an extra essay for this edition that has not appeared anywhere else.

About the Author:

E. Donnall Thomas Jr. writes regularly about wingshooting, archery, fly fishing, and wildlife for a number of magazines, including Gray’s Sporting Journal, Fly Rod & Reel, Ducks Unlimited, Alaska, Pheasants Forever, and Retriever Journal, He has published 15 other books about fly fishing and bow hunting, sporting dogs and wing-shooting. Don and his wife Lori divide their time between homes in coastal Alaska and rural Montana.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1885106157
• ISBN 13: 9781885106155
• Binding: Leather Bound
• Number of pages: 191