| The Life and Times of Fred Kimble Second Edition
by John N. Davis ISBN: 1-931575-53-3 LOC: 2005907831
240 pg. trade paperback $15.00 + $3.50 P&H. From the golden
age of shotguns and waterfowling comes the story of one of its most fascinating
character, Fred Kimble. This biography is a must read for any duck
hunting or trap / skeet shooting enthusiast!
Publisher's note: This work is, without doubt, the most exhaustive and detail accounting of Kimble ever written. This second edition contains an additional 40 pages of details
about Fred.
To order your personalized signed copy, send check or money order to John N. Davis, PO Box 622, Vienna, GA 31092. Or order online an unsigned copy. This book has been nominated for The Pushcart Prize 2005 About the Book About the Author Readers' Comments Links |
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From
the golden age of shotguns and waterfowling comes the story of one of its
most fascinating characters, Fred Kimble. A must read for any duck hunting
or trap shooting enthusiast! Master duck shot, trap shooter and inventor
in the mid and late 1800's; in the 1930's Fred Kimble had a rebirth, but
the stories told were often beyond one’s imagination. In the author’s extensive
search to find the real man, he discovered the true “sportsman” and “crack
shot.” This book is the story of Fred Kimble and the grand times in which
he lived as revealed by the contemporary accounts of his life.
John
N. Davis was born in 1959, in Vienna, Georgia. Growing up in an area
steeped in the traditions of hunting and fishing, he would find himself
forever tied to the lure of the outdoors. Davis now practices law
on the same corner of this small south Georgia town as his father and grandfather
before him. He is a member of both the Parker Gun Collectors Association
and L. C. Smith Gun Collectors Association, and has written a number of
historical articles which have appeared in each organization’s newsletter.
It was through his interest in gun collecting that his quest for Fred Kimble
began, this after he acquired a Parker shotgun previously owned by Mr.
Kimble. Although this book represents all that he has found to date
regarding the master duck hunter, Fred Kimble, the quest itself will never
end.