Last of the Curlews
Bodsworth, Fred
ISBN 10: 1582437351 ISBN 13: 9781582437354
Published by Counterpoint, 2011
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In this conservation classic, originally published more than sixty years ago, Fred Bodsworth tells the story of a solitary Eskimo curlew's perilous migration and search for a mate. The lone survivor comes to stand for the entirety of a species on the brink of extinction, and for all in nature that is endangered.
This new paperback edition includes a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin and an afterword by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Murray Gell-Mann.About the Author: Fred Bodsworth is an esteemed ornithologist, a former reporter, and the author of six books. Last of the Curlews was his first novel. He lives in Toronto.
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Title: Last of the Curlews
Publisher: Counterpoint
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good