The decoy artist
Subtitle: America's last hunter-carver
By: David F. Giannetto
Publisher: Pelican Pub. Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Gretna [La.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781589807686
Subjects: Wildlife artists; Biography
Other titles: America's last hunter-carver
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The first decoy; title: Ancient woods : a relationship with family fields; title: Where the river rats live; title: The drift : a river rat's tale; title: Carving 101 : cages, peach pits, and ducks; title: Carving out some space : growing tension between father and son; title: A kindred spirit; title: The two Whiteys; title: The trade : two decoys for the river; title: On becoming a real hunter; title: School failure, carving success; title: Freedom versus discipline; title: Whitey's gift; title: The decision : going with the flow or the crowd; title: A winning bufflehead; title: Learning from what breaks; title: The decorative difference; title: Fathers and sons; title: An old pintail made new; title: Epilogue.