Stag Spooner: Wild Man From the Bush - the Story of a New Zealand Hunter And Artist by Chris Maclean

Stag (Neville) Spooner (1917-1946) was a government deer culler in 1939 and 1940, initially in the Tararuas, and then on the South Island’s West Coast. While his successful career as a culler was cut short by the Second World War, he did leave behind a remarkable legacy from this period, an illustrated diary of his experiences that he entitled Those Wild Men from the Bush. The diary, which forms the heart of this book, is a fascinating chronicle of the life of a professional hunter, who somewhat unusually, was also an artist. Stag Spooner went on to create another highly individual body of art during the war, a series of decorated envelopes that were sent back to his family and friends.

Publisher:	Craig Potton
Year:	2012
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9781877517686
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	Signed; Heavy; Large; No DJ As Issued.

Note: This image is from a stock photo and may differ from the actual cover.

SKU: 1595492
Location: NZ Bio