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Knight of the Trigger- Fact or Fiction??
Unread 12-25-2009, 05:23 PM   #1
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Default Knight of the Trigger- Fact or Fiction??

In the order of O.P. books I received from Florida was included a new sealed copy of the 2002 book by Ed Muderlak, which I have been reading. I do not know him personally, and this is the first of his books on Parkers I have read. I believe he has a disclaimer in the frontis- "This is a work of fact-based historical fiction"--

I read and carefully re-read pages 146-149 and the letter dated Sept 17, 1926 to Parker West Coast Sales Rep. Mr. DuBray from Walter A. King- If this is indeed a true letter, then after Dexter Parker died (a bachelor perhaps, according to page 146) then my first question is "Major Lyon-- as proxy for his daughter and niece, who now hold controlling shares (over 50% voting rights?)- If Dexter Parker was indeed a bachelor, hoiw could he have a daughter? A niece of course, as he had brothers who also were involved in the management of Parker Brothers Company, but a daughter??

Next, 1926 is not that far away from the Suffragette movement that allowed ladies to vote (not all did, however) in 1920 and afterward, but their right to stocks and management of a "Old Boy Networked" family business might have been questioned, even in Courts of Law.

Third, who was this gentleman from New York who was then running the factory? The author mentions his religion clearly, was this the fabled Max Fleischman who owned a A-1 Special 20 bore with extra set of factory fitted barrels? Seems strange to me.

The book is interesting, but I would have liked to seen actual pictures of not only Mr. DuBray but the other famed shooters of that day, including Fred Kimble.

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