The World's Greatest Shooting Stories - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1846890845 ISBN 13: 9781846890840

Verlag: Quiller Publishing Ltd, 2010

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Book by Quinn Tom

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This is another of those fascinating compendium of bizarre stories that is almost impossible to put down. There is Lady Cardigan, who removed the shot from foreign guests' cartridges because she feared for the safety of other Gunsl the Afghans who machine-gunned rock doves in crates to show that they were civilised enough to appreciate driven shooting; the ghostly bunny of the Highlands...Yes, it's a great read and worthy addition to the bedside and bogside bookshelves. --BASC Shooting & Conservation

This anthology of shooting tales ranges from the quirky to outrageous. Whether it's an account of shooting the giant murrel fish with a British army rifle in 19th century India, or of Davy Peters turning up to a shoot day with six perfectly trained pigs as pickers-up, there is plenty to entertain. --Shooting Gazette

If you do like the kind of 'coffee table book' which can be opened at any page and dipped into for five minutes of gentle, stress-free reading, you will find much to entertain. - Sporting Gun

This is a remarkable collection of fascinating true-life tales from across the world. Author Tom Quinn takes us from the modern day through to legendary accounts of big game hunting in Africa and India in the 19th Century; Edwardian pheasant and grouse shooting stories of poachers; inexplicable incidents; ghostly happenings and one in a million shots - plus some delightfully dotty Royals. - Cotswold Life

The author is a lifelong enthusiast and has spent decades compiling the information for this book which, with its attractive binding and fascinating content, would make an extremely nice gift for the sportsman in your life. --Shropshire Star

Reseña del editor:

- Stories of big-game hunting in Africa and India in the nineteenth century, Edwardian pheasant and grouse shooting, and sport in the modern world - Great shooting characters of the past--men like Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey and Colonel Peter Hawker The World's Greatest Shooting Stories is a collection of remarkable true-life tales from across the world, focusing on the past two hundred years of sporting shooting. This delightful book covers wildfowling tales, stories of poachers, inexplicable incidents, ghostly happenings, and one in a million shots. Everything from Russian secret service sportsmen who took pot shots at the beaters to American diplomats who went wildfowling by helicopter.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Quiller Publishing Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1846890845
• ISBN 13: 9781846890840
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
• Herausgeber: Quinn Tom