IN SEASON: A LOUISIANA FALCONER'S JOURNAL. By Matthew Mullenix.
2005 1st edition. 8vo paperback (150 x 228mm). Ppxxii,186. B/w photographs.
Based on his web-log, this is Matt Mullenix's busy hawking diary. Some field meets and flying with friends but mostly his everyday exploits catching rabbits and sparrows, cotton rats and quail with his Harris hawk, Charlie. "[This book] is the journal of a season, written by a naturalist who is above all a writer, one who is driven to record and describe what he sees, does, and how he feels about it, in the best words he finds for his subject. They are very good words indeed; it is no accident that this work is set off by quotes from Ernest Hemingway and Tom McGuane, two other hunters who tried to get it down right..." (Stephen Bodio).
Based on his web-log, this is Matt Mullenix's busy hawking diary. Some field meets and flying with friends but mostly his everyday exploits catching rabbits and sparrows, cotton rats and quail with his Harris hawk, Charlie. "[This book] is the journal of a season, written by a naturalist who is above all a writer, one who is driven to record and describe what he sees, does, and how he feels about it, in the best words he finds for his subject. They are very good words indeed; it is no accident that this work is set off by quotes from Ernest Hemingway and Tom McGuane, two other hunters who tried to get it down right..." (Stephen Bodio).
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Book Code
15091
| Author | Mullenix (Matthew). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 15091 |
| ISBN | 1888357010 / 1888357010. |
| Book Description | Fine new copy. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 2005 |
| Publisher | Western Sporting. |
| Place | Ranchester, Wyoming. |