| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
289 pages, [16] pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Life of the wanderer -- My blood shall be your blood : indians and passenger pigeons -- A legacy of awe -- Pigeons as provisions to pigeons as products -- Means of destruction -- Profiles in killing -- The tempest was spent : the last great nestings -- Flights to the finish -- Martha and her kin : the captive flocks -- Extinction and beyond -- A passenger pigeon miscellany. |
| Summary |
Naturalist Joel Greenberg relates how the pigeons' propensity to nest, roost, and fly together in vast numbers made them vulnerable to unremitting market and recreational hunting. His cautionary tale provides a close look at what happens when species and natural resources are not harvested sustainably. |
| Subject |
Passenger pigeon.
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Extinct birds.
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| Added Title |
Passenger pigeon's flight to extinction |
| ISBN |
9781620405345 alkaline paper |
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1620405342 alkaline paper |
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