Guy de la valdene biography of mahatma
Remembering Guy de la Valdene - MidCurrent!
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There are certain people that I just wish I could meet and share a good meal and better conversation with, and of those people is Guy de la Valdène.
A war baby born in New York city in 1944, Guy de la Valdène had the opportunity and privilege of not only being educated both in the United States and Europe, but of being exposed from a relative young age to some outstanding bird hunting (as well as fishing) in both sides of “the pond”.
But most important, he took the time, and also the expenses, of putting down in excellent writing a lot of those experiences.
Guy de la valdene biography of mahatma
And he does so in such a beautiful way that I can only admire.
Mr. de la Valdène’s books present a substantial more cosmopolitan view of hunting than is generally available from less enlightened writers. He provides a zesty mix of natural history and ecology, a lot of cooking and some drinking, great dogs and enticing women, hunting and poaching, and a passion for wi