The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martin's PressISBN-13:9781250286895ISBN-10:1250286891UPC:9781250286895Book Category:History, Nature, ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Life SciencesBook Topic:ZoologySize:9.40 x 6.61 x 1.45 inchesWeight:1.411Product ID:SCPR99VCJM
The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds
"A definitive history of bird conservation in America." (Kirkus Reviews, starred)
From the time the country was founded, early Americans assumed that the land's natural resources were infinite, including its birds, which were zealously hunted for food, game, and fashion. With the rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon--a bird once so numerous that its flocks darkened the sky in flight--many...
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martin's PressISBN-13:9781250286895ISBN-10:1250286891UPC:9781250286895Book Category:History, Nature, ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Life SciencesBook Topic:ZoologySize:9.40 x 6.61 x 1.45 inchesWeight:1.411Product ID:SCPR99VCJM
James H. McCommons is a professor emeritus at Northern Michigan University and a veteran journalist, specializing in ecology, environmental and travel topics. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Audubon, Discover among other publications. He is the author of Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service, and...
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