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Taking flight : a history of birds and people in the heart of America / Michael Edmonds.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edmonds, Michael, 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds--Middle West--History.
- Birds.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wisconsin : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- A dynamic account of ornithological history in America's heartland. Today, more than fifty million Americans traipse through wetlands at dawn, endure clouds of mosquitoes, and brave freezing autumn winds just to catch a glimpse of a bird.The human desire to connect with winged creatures defies age and generation.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- 1. Thinking about Birds
- 2. Bones, Stones, Mounds, and Magic
- 3. Sun Kings, Shamans, and Thunderbirds
- 4. The Great Spirit Had Blessed Them
- 5. Missionaries, Monsters, and Miracles
- 6. Soldiers, Statesmen, and Science
- 7. Fledgling Ornithologists
- 8. Ahonques, Timber-Doodles, and Shitquicks
- 9. Feathers, Fetishes, and Fables
- 10. The Great Extermination
- 11. Thinking about People
- Sources and Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87020-837-3
- OCLC:
- 1027206743
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