Making Game
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Product details
- ISBN 9781493089284
- Dimensions: 140 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 03 Mar 2026
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Guy de la Valdène’s beautifully written essay (and first book) is an ode to an iconic bird, part natural history, and part hunting memoir. It’s a well-regarded and undisputed classic, an edgy, elegant examination of the habits and history of a reclusive gamebird, the Woodcock, native to Europe and North America, a bird that’s been hunted and celebrated since Roman times. Valdene writes exuberantly of the bird, the hunt, and the feast, gracefully balancing the obsessions of a naturalist, sportsman, and gourmand.
Guy de la Valdène was a writer and photographer who was raised in the United States and France. He died in 2023.
