bladeswitcher, your thoughts are good. I first handled it and put it down, but yesterday, with maybe more interest in those things, I picked it up again and enjoyed the immense effort and research that went into it.

I can forgive self published books and bow to the effort put into them and the cost of publishing. I try to buy EVERY book on our subject that the authors put out. I am sure not many make any money for their efforts.

In that vein, I just ordered Old Wildfowler's book, Pte. Mouillee Shooting Club, History, Decoys, Nate Quillin, Punt Guns, and look forward to seeing it.

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