Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Decoys & Long Guns: Tales of Carroll's Island Ducking

Description: Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Decoys & Long Guns: Tales of Carroll's Island Ducking Club by C. John Sullivan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Carrolls Island is one of many places along the Chesapeake Bay where vibrant stories of dogs, decoys, guns and waterfowl resonate up from the shoreline. The stories from Carrolls Island Ducking Club, which was founded in the mid-nineteenth century, offer special insights about the Chesapeake Bays waterfowling heritage. In this warm, informative book, C. John Sullivan Jr., one of the nations leading decoy collectors and scholars, documents the development of the Chesapeake Bay retriever and how gunners once devised decoys and new firearms and enjoyed the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay. Eventually Carrolls Island Ducking Club would disappear, but its legacy can still be seen today in the role members played in establishing the Chesapeake Bay retriever as Marylands state dog. Publisher Description Carroll s Island is one of many places along the Chesapeake Bay where vibrant stories of dogs, decoys, guns and waterfowl resonate up from the shoreline. The stories from Carroll s Island Ducking Club, which was founded in the mid-nineteenth century, offer special insights about the Chesapeake Bay s waterfowling heritage. In this warm, informative book, C. John Sullivan Jr., one of the nation s leading decoy collectors and scholars, documents the development of the Chesapeake Bay retriever and how gunners once devised decoys and new firearms and enjoyed the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay. Eventually Carroll s Island Ducking Club would disappear, but its legacy can still be seen today in the role members played in establishing the Chesapeake Bay retriever as Maryland s state dog." Author Biography C. John Sullivan is the supervisor of assessments for Harford County, Maryland, and the author of numerous articles about the Chesapeake region. A widely recognized expert on decoys, he has served as a consultant to the Maryland Historical Society, the Ward Museum of Waterfowl Art, the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum, and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. His previous book, Old Ocean City, is also available from the Johns Hopkins. Details ISBN 1596294620 ISBN-13 9781596294622 Title Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Decoys & Long Guns: Tales of Carroll's Island Ducking Club Author C. John Sullivan Format Paperback Year 2008 Pages 159 Publisher History Press (SC) GE_Item_ID:140608412; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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