George Magoon and the Down East Game War(English, Paperback, Ives Edward D.)

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George Magoon and the Down East Game War(English, Paperback, Ives Edward D.) is written by Ives Edward D. and published by University of Illinois Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0252063309 (ISBN 10) and 9780252063305 (ISBN 13).

George Magoon (1851-1929), a notorious moose and deer poacher in Maine, was the hero of scores of funny stories of how he outwitted game wardens. Preserving these oral histories, Edward Ives documents Magoon's life and explores his significance as a folk hero within the context of the conservation movement, the cult of the sportsman, and Maine's increasingly restrictive game laws. "A rich and subtle book, an important work by a major scholar. . . . It is a major contribution to folklore studies, and to history and American studies as well." -- Journal of American Folklore