The Fragrance of Grass - Hardcover

De La Valdene, Guy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762764147 ISBN 13: 9780762764143

Verlag: Globe Pequot Press, 2011

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Book by de la Valdene Guy

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Part memoir, part history, "The Fragrance of Grass" is an ode to one man's lifelong love affair with hunting.

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Growing up on his family’s estate in Normandy, eight-year-old Guy de la Valdène begged his father for a shotgun. It would finally arrive on his tenth birthday along with a set of rules. The much sought-after object was a 6mm shotgun that broke at the breach and accepted a single shell the size of a thimble. The miniature weapon was powerful enough to kill a mouse, a rat, or a frog. A lifelong pursuit of sport, one that he has embraced and derived pleasure from ever since, was underway.
An ode to one man’s enduring love affair with hunting, The Fragrance of Grass stands as a testament to La Valdène’s deep affection for and abiding respect of the natural world and its inhabitants. Set in places as far afield as France and Montana, Saskatchewan and Florida, this gorgeously written book is a treatise on dogs, birds, and wildlife; food, wine, and women.
The Fragrance of Grass is suffused with the author’s appreciation for and understanding of natural history and history along with his vast knowledge of centuries-old hunting traditions. It is a walk through the decades of memories of fields and birds, friends and dogs that will be treasured by all true sportsmen.

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• Verlag: Globe Pequot Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0762764147
• ISBN 13: 9780762764143
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 226