Birding to change the world : a memoir
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Downes. Valerie, illustrator.
Published
New York : Ecco, 2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Mary Esther - Adult nonfiction | 598.072 OKA | Checked Out | May 8, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Ecco, 2024.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-338) and index.
Description
In this affecting memoir, O'Kane (Guatemala in Focus), a natural sciences lecturer at the University of Vermont, elegantly weaves personal and natural history as she details how her fascination with birds compelled her to quit her journalism career, return to school at age 45 to get a PhD in environmental studies, and become an ardent conservationist. Interspersed with O'Kane's account of deciding to go back to school after observing the resilience of New Orleans sparrows in the wake of Hurricane Katrina are riveting details about how the birds likely followed humans out of Africa and were alternately treated with admiration (the first sparrows were brought to the U.S. in 1850 because "European immigrants simply missed" them) and contempt (extermination campaigns from the 1700s through the 1930s collectively killed hundreds of millions)
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
O'Kane, T., & Downes. Valerie. (2024). Birding to change the world: a memoir (First edition.). Ecco.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Kane, Trish and Downes. Valerie. 2024. Birding to Change the World: A Memoir. Ecco.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Kane, Trish and Downes. Valerie. Birding to Change the World: A Memoir Ecco, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)O'Kane, Trish,, and Downes. Valerie. Birding to Change the World: A Memoir First edition., Ecco, 2024.
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