Untold Stories of Old Currituck Duck Clubs
Nonfiction, Sports, Outdoors, Hunting, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Travis Morris | ISBN: | 9781614232575 |
| Publisher: | The History Press | Publication: | December 21, 2011 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Travis Morris |
| ISBN: | 9781614232575 |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Publication: | December 21, 2011 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
In this fourth installment of stories about the tradition of duck hunting on Currituck Sound, local resident Travis Morris delves into the history of the Currituck, Pine Island and Narrows Island private hunting clubs. These fascinating untold stories of the clubs weave together documents from old files with a variety of firsthand interviews and accounts. From stories of the clubs’ prestigious members and guests—such as J.P. Morgan and William Vanderbilt—to tales from local guides of some of the old float box rigs, fans of Morris’s Currituck books won’t be disappointed by this latest volume, and first-time readers will find themselves transported out to the marshland, drifting along to the sound of duck calls.
In this fourth installment of stories about the tradition of duck hunting on Currituck Sound, local resident Travis Morris delves into the history of the Currituck, Pine Island and Narrows Island private hunting clubs. These fascinating untold stories of the clubs weave together documents from old files with a variety of firsthand interviews and accounts. From stories of the clubs’ prestigious members and guests—such as J.P. Morgan and William Vanderbilt—to tales from local guides of some of the old float box rigs, fans of Morris’s Currituck books won’t be disappointed by this latest volume, and first-time readers will find themselves transported out to the marshland, drifting along to the sound of duck calls.
