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Can I read For a Handful of Feathers on EtoBox?
For a Handful of Feathers by Guy de la Valdene [Valdene, Guy de la] is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is For a Handful of Feathers about?
A lifelong hunter and wild-game gourmet who has traveled the globe on expeditions with world-class sportsmen, Guy de la Valdéne purchased an 800-acre farm outside Tallahassee and set out to raise and hunt his favorite game bird, bobwhite quail. But de la Valdéne is also a naturalist at heart, and as he planted trees and divided fields, he found that running the farm compelled him to operate as both hunter and preservationist, predator and protector. De la Valdéne structures his reflections around a year in the life cycle of the bobwhite quail, from one generation's birth through mating and the raising of their young. Along the way, he gets pulled along on some side trips: to a masterpiece of controlled burning performed by a Vietnam veteran in a helicopter with 300 gallons of napalm, and to his own adventures when he improvises some dam-raising to fill his pond. For a Handful of Feathers reconciles a passion for hunting with a deep sentiment for the wild. Learning early on that while his work on the farm may awe his friends, he can never impress nature, de la Valdéne tries, with sensitivity and patience, to find his, and perhaps society's, place in the natural world. "A classic tha
Who reads For a Handful of Feathers?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Guy de la Valdene [Valdene, Guy de la]
- Publisher
- Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780802196323
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Sports, Memoir, Nature
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (84 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14