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Author: Jim Stewart
Publisher: J M Stewart Enterprises Incorporated
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781550460483
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe definitive book on this great region's famous decoys and carvers, covering 120 years of masterful carving, vital information about decoy identification, and insights into the carver's techniques.
Author: Jim Stewart
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 239
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William C. Reeve
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 2002-09-12
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 077357011X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn avid outdoorsman, Pringle began carving decoys in 1898 and in 1928 set himself the goal of producing the best rig of decoys in the world. Between 1929 and 1946, employing his skills as a commercial artist and going to great lengths to ensure the utmost accuracy, he fashioned approximately 120 of what many now consider to be among the finest examples of decoy art. But because he carved exclusively for his own use and made only a few for close friends, Pringle's birds remained largely unknown until recently.
Author: World of Wonders, Incorporated
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Published: 1983-03
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781590851609
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew Jersey Decoys is the first book offered to collectors that exclusively covers the birds made in this state. It is a photographic history that pictures more than 700 different New Jersey ducks, geese, and shorebirds. There are thirty-nine large color plates included. The author has drawn extensively from the major New Jersey collections and a number of old gunning photographs are also included. In addition, there are biographical summaries of many New Jersey makers. The book covers the New Jersey coast on the east from Point Pleasant to Cape May and includes the makers and decoys from the Delaware River as the western boundary.
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 736
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Loy S. Harrell, Jr.
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2000-09-01
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1440224145
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAntique decoys are among the hottest collectibles in the nation right now. With prime specimens commanding prices reaching well into the six-figure range, collectors see them as both an investment and a status symbol. Everybody wants them, but few can own the real thing. Loy Harrell, one of North America's pre-eminent decoy authorities, has crossed the country to gather photographs and information on the most valuable and sought-after decoys. This full-color masterpiece displays the greatest decoys of a bygone era, tells about their history and in some cases discusses their value. One of the specimens went for more than 600,000 dollars at a Sotheby's auction. Hunting, antique and waterfowl enthusiasts will want this book not only as a display of great artwork, but also as a valuable reference tool for these American treasures.
Author: Jim Stewart
Publisher: Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781550464467
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe waterfowl decoys from Prince Edward County, Ontario, dating back to the 19th century, have long been prized by collectors. This illustrated history of the decoys and their carvers will appeal to collectors and folk-art enthusiasts.
Author: Joel Barber
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 1568331452
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistory and collecting of American decoys. Includes chapters on Indian bird lures, history of duck hunting, European fowling methods, and the making of decoys.
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 507
ISBN-13: 1428990437
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJerry Thigpen's study on the history of the Combat Talon is the first effort to tell the story of this wonderfully capable machine. This weapons system has performed virtually every imaginable tactical event in the spectrum of conflict and by any measure is the most versatile C-130 derivative ever produced. First modified and sent to Southeast Asia (SEA) in 1966 to replace theater unconventional warfare (UW) assets that were limited in both lift capability and speed the Talon I quickly adapted to theater UW tasking including infiltration and resupply and psychological warfare operations into North Vietnam. After spending four years in SEA and maturing into a highly respected UW weapons system the Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) chose the Combat Talon to lead the night low-level raid on the North Vietnamese prison camp at Son Tay. Despite the outcome of the operation the Talon I cemented its reputation as the weapons system of choice for long-range clandestine operations. In the period following the Vietnam War United States Air Force (USAF) special operations gradually lost its political and financial support which was graphically demonstrated in the failed Desert One mission into Iran. Thanks to congressional supporters like Earl Hutto of Florida and Dan Daniel of Virginia funds for aircraft upgrades and military construction projects materialized to meet the ever-increasing threat to our nation. Under the leadership of such committed hard-driven officers as Brenci Uttaro Ferkes Meller and Thigpen the crew force became the most disciplined in our Air Force. It was capable of penetrating hostile airspace at night in a low-level mountainous environment covertly to execute any number of unconventional warfare missions.
