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First edition hardcover, which is in fine condition except for a remainder mark. Please see photos for condition. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.THE WILD DUCK CHASE is the basis for "The Million Dollar Duck," a documentary feature film, directed by Brian Golden Davis and written by Martin J. Smith, premiering at The Slamdance Film Festival in January 2016. The book takes readers into the peculiar world of competitive duck painting as it played out during the 2010 Federal Duck Stamp Contest-the only juried art competition run by the U.S. government. Since 1934, the duck stamp, which is bought annually by hunters to certify their hunting license, has generated more than $750 million, and 98 cents of each collected dollar has been used to help purchase or lease 5.3 million acres of waterfowl habitat in the United States.As Martin J. Smith chronicles in his revealing narrative, within the microcosm of the duck stamp contest are intense ideological and… Read More