In a message dated 9/3/2008 9:37:36 PM Central Daylight Time, michaeldonohue@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
Cf. Pale Fire, p. 139:  "[Odon's] mother was an American, from New Wye in New England. She is said to have been the first woman in the world to shoot wolves, and, I believe, other animals, from an airplane."

Anyone know of VN's acquaintance with this practice?

Mike Donohue

I'm sure he heard about it in his trips to the West.  See Arthur Miller's The Misfits.
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