Last Stories of the Old Duck Hunters (Gordon Macquarrie Trilogy) [Hardcover]

Gordon MacQuarrie (Author)

Book Description

Series: Gordon Macquarrie Trilogy | Publication Date: March 1995

Masterpieces you can read over and over is how the Washington Post reviewed MacQuarrie's engaging, timeless stories of the misadventures of the Old Duck Hunters Association. Here are 53 classic hunting and fishing stories, some from sporting magazines of the 1930s and 1940s, including unpublished works from the author's literary estate. Available in individual volumes or collected in a slip-cased three-volume set, here is a legacy to today's sportsman from one of America's finest outdoor writers.

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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.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Willow Creek Pr (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572230053
• ISBN-13: 978-1572230057
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #273,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars last stories of the old duck hunters, October 31, 2000

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chris franson (hartland, wi USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Stories of the Old Duck Hunters (Gordon Macquarrie Trilogy) (Hardcover)

if you hunt ducks this book is a must. it is packed full of the "good old days". not only that, but each story makes you feel as if you were there. you can almost feel the cold of the morning and the excitement of each flock that passes by.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book smells like the outdoors, October 28, 2009

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Utah Blaine (Somewhere on Trexalon in District 268) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Stories of the Old Duck Hunters (Gordon Macquarrie Trilogy) (Hardcover)

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. I've Googled it just to see pictures, MacQuarrie makes it sound like an outdoorsman's heaven. Each story is only about 10 pages, about 15 stories per book. They are easy and enjoyable to read. I suspect that I'll be rereading these many times in my life. This is a no-brainer.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quality Product and A+ Business, January 5, 2011

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