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003 OCoLC;

005 20141212063354.0;

008 130624s2014 nyuaf b 001 0 eng ;

010 a| 2013016927;

019 a| 849248648;

020 a| 9781620405345 (hbk. : alk. paper);

020 a| 1620405342 (hbk. : alk. paper);

035 a| (Sirsi) 99957435317;

035 a| 99957435317;

035 a| (OCoLC)849210339z| (OCoLC)849248648;

050 00 a| QL696.C6b| G74 2014;

082 00 a| 598.1682| 23;

100 1 a| Greenberg, Joelq| (Joel R.)=| ^A518808;

245 12 a| A feathered river across the sky :b| the passenger pigeon's flight to extinction /c| Joel Greenberg.;

246 30 a| Passenger pigeon's flight to extinction;

250 a| First U.S. edition.;

260 a| New York :b| Bloomsbury,c| 2014.;

300 a| xiii, 289 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-274) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| 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.;

650 0 a| Passenger pigeon.=| ^A195690;

650 0 a| Extinct birds.=| ^A62427;

650 0 a| Extinct animals.=| ^A36237;

650 7 a| Extinct birds.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst00918958;

650 7 a| Passenger pigeon.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01054377;

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A feathered river across the sky : the passenger pigeon's flight to extinction / Joel Greenberg.

Author/creator	Greenberg, Joel
Format	Book
Edition	First U.S. edition.
Publication Info	New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Description	xiii, 289 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects	Passenger pigeon. Extinct birds. Extinct animals.

Portion of title	Passenger pigeon's flight to extinction
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.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-274) and index.
LCCN	2013016927
ISBN	9781620405345 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1620405342 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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