Ghost Birds by Stephen Bales - ISBN: 9781572337176
Hardcover
Drawing on James T. Tanner’s personal journals and written with the cooperation of his widow, Nancy, Ghost Birds recounts, in fascinating detail, the scientist’s dogged quest for the ivory-bill as he chased down leads in eight southern states.

Ghost Birds

Jim Tanner and the Quest for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, 1935-1941

  • Hardcover

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    21 October 2010

Summary

Everyone who is interested in the ivory-billed woodpecker will want to read this book- from scientists who wish to examine the data from all the places Tanner explored to the average person who just wants to read a compelling story. - Tim Gallagher, author of The Grail Bird: The Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker In 1935 naturalist James T. Tanner was a twenty-one-year-old graduate student when he saw his first ivory-billed woodpecker, one of America’s Istudent when he saw his …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781572337176
ISBN-10:1572337176
Author:Stephen Bales, Nancy Tanner
Publisher:University of Tennessee Press
Imprint:University of Tennessee Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:21 October 2010
Weight:533g
Dimensions:235mm x 168mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

“Everyone who is interested in the ivory-billed woodpecker will want to read this book–from scientists who wish to examine the data from all the places Tanner explored to the average person who just wants to read a compelling story.” –Tim Gallagher, author of The Grail Bird: The Rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

About The Author

Stephen Bales

STEPHEN LYN BALES is a naturalist at the Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is the author of Natural Histories, published by UT Press in 2007.

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