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Tattered Autumn Sky
Tom Davis
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Description for Tattered Autumn Sky
Hardback. A lively new collection of essays about sporting life, dogs, and the natural world. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: WSXH. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 37.
In these fine essays, Tom Davis lyrically reflects on gundogs and gamebirds; on the prairies, fields, and woodlands where they meet; on the delights of upland bird hunting and the dilemmas posed by the summons of blood. Far more literary than most chronicles of the sporting experience, his work stands squarely in the tradition of outdoor writing represented by such greats as Aldo Leopold, Gordon MacQuarrie, Gene Hill, and Robert F. Jones. More than recounting the highlights of a sporting life, these twenty-five essays, spanning two decades, act as a finely etched memoir. We come to know the ... Read more
In these fine essays, Tom Davis lyrically reflects on gundogs and gamebirds; on the prairies, fields, and woodlands where they meet; on the delights of upland bird hunting and the dilemmas posed by the summons of blood. Far more literary than most chronicles of the sporting experience, his work stands squarely in the tradition of outdoor writing represented by such greats as Aldo Leopold, Gordon MacQuarrie, Gene Hill, and Robert F. Jones. More than recounting the highlights of a sporting life, these twenty-five essays, spanning two decades, act as a finely etched memoir. We come to know the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lyons Press
Language
English
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781592283798
SKU
V9781592283798
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Tom Davis
Tom Davis, an award-winning writer and longtime senior editor and gundogs columnist for Sporting Classics, is also editor-at-large for Pointing Dog Journal, a contributing editor to Sports Afield, and a columnist for Just Labs. His work has appeared in Gray's Sporting Journal, Field & Stream, Shooting Sportsman, Ducks Unlimited, Gun Dog, and Retriever Journal. Davis's books include Why Dogs Do ... Read more
Reviews for Tattered Autumn Sky
"An unsparing yet loving look at what it means to be a bird hunter in North America today. Mr. Davis's book is about countrysides, birds, rural people, dogs, beauty, death: the full complexity of the hunting life."
Donald McCaig, author of Nop's Trials "You can sense the love Tom Davis entertains for his dogs and his dedication to nature on ... Read more
Donald McCaig, author of Nop's Trials "You can sense the love Tom Davis entertains for his dogs and his dedication to nature on ... Read more