Author: Peter Hawker
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Author: Peter Hawker
Publisher: Sagwan Press
ISBN: 9781298907837
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Pages : 426

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Peter Hawker
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230373140
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Pages : 122

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...flapping over him, but he would not remain long enough in one place for us to ' settle his hash.' No sooner was the bird frightener blown out of harbour than a few geese returned to their station, though not more than about 18. I used them kindly by leaving them in peace till the ground ebb, when they began to taste the feed, on which I fired one shot and blew over 9 of them. 26th.--Up at daylight, but there came on wind and rain; so I worked for several hours to put all our stores, ammunition &c. in proper order, of which it was much in need, and about twelve the weather cleared up enough for us to get afloat. But the only bird I saw the whole day was a single laughing goose, which I killed dead as a stone at 125 long strides of Read on the mud, and I am sure every step he took was far more than a fair yard. 27th.--Not a bird to be seen off or in harbour. 28th.--A white frost. Never saw a wild fowl the whole day. 2gth.--Availed myself of a fine day and a dead calm to make a long cruise all the way up Channel to opposite Cowes, and never set eyes on a fowl the whole trip, except a small flock of about 30 gecse. I tried a new mould-shot cartridge at about 300 yards, and down came 2 of them; so I came home with 2 geese, and well pleased with this extraordinary shot. The whole coast is ruined by the Southampton fellows both for shooting and fishing, and these cadgers do so little that they are almost ruined by starving one another in opposition for everything. The once retired wilderness off Need's-oar is now swarming with vessels for gunning, eel picking, and peruvinkling. February ist.--Extraordinary change of weather. Yesterday as hot as in June, with fog and small rain. To-day such a cutting north-easter that the water froze on the oars...

Author: Peter Hawker
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Author: Peter 1786-1853 Hawker
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781361820926
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Peter Hawker
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016990417
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Peter Hawker
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Pages : 366

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Author: Peter Hawker
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ISBN: 9781296371630
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Pages : 366

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Peter Hawker
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230414898
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Pages : 102

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ... we could to save the tide, to a part where there happened to be water enough. Terribly plagued with our huge shipmates on board, and my follower, as usual, skulking behind, and thinking more of his dinner than the sport, instead of being up and ready to relieve us of this encumbrance. These last birds were scattered, and I had to fire across their line; but I got 5 ducks and mallards, 5 wigeon, 3 curlews, and i brent goose at the shot. N.B.--While in full chase under sail to force the punt over the flooded mud the gale carried away her mast, and we had both to get overboard and strain ourselves like slaves by working inch by inch for about 300 yards to shore her into a creek, or we should have had to leave her on the mud and hail our other boat to retreat in. During our dilemma the dirty pirates to leeward carried off I know not how many of my other dead birds, that had floated to the lee shore while we were chasing the cripples to prevent their going to sea; and our follower, who had orders to be near us, did not reach his post in time. The ruffians here have literally lived well on my lost birds, insomuch that, before the frost set in, I could command any loafer for a shilling, and now I can get no one to go with me unless dearly paid, as they can do so much better by stealing my dead birds, and selling them to the neighbours round at a trifle below the market price. They all carry an old musket if they can, and just pop off a half charge (perhaps with only powder) to justify the possession of your bird by swearing that they fairly shot it. This roguery I have watched no small number of times by the help of my spy-glass, which, of course, I always take afloat to save useless rowing after fowl. 23rd.--It blew such a tremendous gale of...