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Hope is the thing with feathers : a personal chronicle of vanished birds

by Christopher Cokinos

Utilising archival documents and photographs, this work examines the extinction of North American bird species including the passenger pigeon. It integrates scientific and historical analysis with personal narrative to explore the causes of their disappearance.

Accession 19757 ISBN 1585420069 Publisher Putnam
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