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Hope
is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds, Christopher
Cokinos An osprey soars across the Kansas sky. A turkey vulture
slides lazily on the wind. But gone forever are the bright green Carolina
parakeets, and five other magnificent birds, including the Labrador duck, and
the famous passenger pigeon. Christopher Cokinos, award-winning writer,
was driven to find out why.
Undertaking ten years of extraordinary detective work, Cokinos,
former head of the Kansas Audubon Council, uncovered the strange stories and
glorious quests of those who stalked the birds as well as those who fought to
save them. And he followed, deep into the Louisiana bayous, tantalizing
recent reports (!!) that one of the vanished species had survived against the
odds. Here, presented with luminous intensity, is the spirit of these
exquisite creatures--and a call for us to save today's endangered wildlife and
the unparalleled beauty of America's land. Softcover, 374 pages, black
& white photos/illustrations; 6 x 9.
0-446-67749-3 Hope
is the Thing with Feathers $13.95
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