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The Birds of Heaven: Travels with Cranes Author: Peter Matthiessen
Title: The Birds of Heaven: Travels with Cranes
ISBN: 0865476578
ISBN13: 978-0865476578
Other Formats: azw docx lrf txt
Pages: 368 pages
Publisher: North Point Press; 1st edition (April 16, 2003)
Language: English
Category: Science & Math
Size PDF version: 1244 kb
Size EPUB version: 1655 kb
Subcategory: Nature & Ecology




“You don’t have to be a ‘craniac’ . . . to appreciate [this book] . . . All you really need is a passion for prose as good as it gets.” —Chicago TribuneIn legend, cranes often figure as harbingers of heaven and omens of longevity and good fortune. And in nature, they are an “umbrella species” whose well-being assures that of the ecosystem at large. The Birds of Heaven chronicles Peter Matthiessen’s many journeys on five continents in search of the fifteen species of cranes. His telling captures the dilemmas of a planet in ecological crisis, and the deep loss to humankind if these beautiful and imposing creatures are allowed to disappear.