Gordon MacQuarrie: The Story of an Old Duck Hunter

by Keith Crowley, Michael McIntosh (Foreword by)

Overview

Although his typewriter has been silent for nearly fifty years, Gordon MacQuarrie’s words continue to inspire generations of hunting and fishing enthusiasts. Through his “Stories of the Old Duck Hunters,” most of which are still in print, MacQuarrie captured the intangible, emotional qualities of the outdoor life in a way that made him unique among his peers. As a result, his audience and his legend continue to grow. Gordon MacQuarrie: The Story of an Old Duck Hunter is the first full-length biography of this literary legend. It explores the relationships he nurtured and treasured; records his coming of age during Theodore Roosevelt’s Conservation Movement; documents his rise to national prominence as the first full-time, professional outdoor writer in America; and follows his life as journalist, storyteller, husband, father, outdoorsman, and conservationist. Complete with rarely seen photographs and a comprehensive timeline of his writings, this book is a fitting companion to MacQuarrie’s own Stories of the Old Duck Hunters anthologies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870203442
Publisher:	Wisconsin Historical Society
Publication date:	06/28/2003
Edition description:	1
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Keith Crowley has spent many years tramping the woods and waters of northwest Wisconsin. His freelance writing has appeared in such publications as Sporting Classics, Wisconsin Outdoor Journal, Wisconsin Sportsman, Minnesota Sportsman, Rocky Mountain Game & Fish, and Florida Game & Fish. He resides in Hudson, Wisconsin, with his wife and sons, but spends an inordinate amount of time at his retreat on the Eau Claire Lakes.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	ix
	Acknowledgments	xiii
	Introduction	xv
1	The Clan MacQuarrie	1
2	Young Gordon	10
3	Mr. President	22
4	The Best of Times	33
5	A Place on a Lake	46
6	The Worst of Times	54
7	The Bully Pulpit	64
8	A New Breed	85
9	The Old Duck Hunters	94
10	Communion with the Dawn	104
11	The Old Eskimo and the New Mr. President	117
12	MacQuarrie Country	125
13	Searching for the Old Duck Hunters	135
14	The Last Day	142
	Epilogue	147
Appendix	Gordon MacQuarrie's Life and Works	151
	Notes	165
	Index	183