Wildfowling Tales

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Excerpt from Wildfowling Tales: From the Great Ducking Resorts of the Continent True it is of many great men, that some of the most accomplished and gifted are the plainest and most unassuming, and this holds good in every instance of the following gentlemen to whom this book is respectfully dedicated. One thing is certain, did we but have an opportunity to become better acquainted, many lasting friendships would be formed. Representative Sportsmen Of America: Daniel W. Voorhees, Peoria, Ill. In every gathering of sportsmen Mr. Voorhees' rare personal qualities are appreciated. He was but recently president of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association and has had many other honors accorded him. Mr. Voorhees is president and with his son, who is secretary-treasurer, are the guiding spirits of The Duck Island Preserve. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. St. Louis, Mo. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., is an enthusiastic duck hunter. He is a member of The Delta Duck Club at the delta of the Mississippi River and also spends some time each season on his palatial yacht, the Granada II, on the Texas Gulf Coast. As a man and sportsman Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., is a great credit to us and our fraternity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.