This book documents the outstanding antique waterfowl and bird decoys
of one of the greatest of all flyways - the Mississippi. The majority
of the examples used in this book have never been illustrated before.
Included are decoys of a wide range of species of ducks, geese, swans
and shorebirds as well as the more unusual egrets, gulls, crows, owls
and one very rare flicker. Written by a prominent collector and
student of Mississippi Flyway decoys, this book clearly documents the
classic decoy of the flyway and presents a broad spectrum of examples
of the individual makers in every important area. Chapters are
included on Canada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana. The helpful
carvers index gives the location and important dates for the 150
individual carvers. This book is a complete statement of the rich
decoy heritage of the Mississippi Flyway. It is an indispensable
reference book for everyone interested in collecting waterfowl and
bird decoys of this original form of American folk art.
