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Author Smith, Martin J., 1956-

Title The wild duck chase : inside the strange and wonderful world of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest / Martin J. Smith.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Walker & Company, 2012.

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  769.57 SMI    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  769.572 SMI    Check Shelf
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description x, 261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents The hunters gather -- The first battle of Specklebelly -- Guns, greed, and the grand idea -- Round one -- The second battle of Specklebelly -- The annual ordeal of artistic choices -- The power of the prize -- Round two -- What is art, anyway? -- The looming threats -- Round three -- The hunter-hugger schism -- Judgment day : the tiebreak round -- Where the wild things are -- Appendix A. How to buy a duck stamp -- Appendix B. The Federal duck stamp artists -- Appendix C. The imitators.
Subject Duck stamps -- United States.
ISBN 9780802779526: $25.00
0802779522
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