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9781846890390

The Keen Shot's Miscellany

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  • ISBN13:

    9781846890390

  • ISBN10:

    184689039X

  • Edition: Illus.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-12-04
  • Publisher: Quiller Pr
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Summary

The history and current practice of game shooting is examined in this humorous collection of 300 entries on the subject, ranging from the bizarre, the quirky, and the curious to the downright odd. Inspired by the author's lifetime of shooting experiences and the sport's colorful history, this anthology recounts some of shooting's most intriguing stories, including: How a day's shooting led to the creation of the Guiness Book of World RecordsThe tragic, outrageous story of America's first country sports writerAn incredible shot that made a one-eyed sculptor the toast of Victorian England

Author Biography

Peter Holt is a former Fleet Street gossip columnist who spent much of his career writing a rock music column for the London Evening Standard during the 1980s. These days he manages his family property in Shropshire.

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The history and current practice of game shooting is examined in this humorous collection of 300 entries on the subject, ranging from the bizarre, the quirky, and the curious to the downright odd. Inspired by the author's lifetime of shooting experiences and the sport's colorful history, this anthology recounts some of shooting's most intriguing stories, including: * How a day's shooting led to the creation of the Guiness Book of World Records * The tragic, outrageous story of America's first country sports writer * An incredible shot that made a one-eyed sculptor the toast of Victorian England

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