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Mr. Hornaday’s War: How a Peculiar Victorian Zookeeper Waged a Lonely Crusade for Wildlife That Changed the World
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Artikel-Nr:
9780807006351
Veröffentl:
2012
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.05.2012
Seiten:
272
Autor:
Stefan Bechtel
Gewicht:
531 g
Format:
235x161x31 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Stefan Bechtel is the author of ten books, his most recent including Tornado Hunter and Roar of the Heavens. A founding editor of Men's Health magazine, his work has appeared in Esquire and the Washington Post, among other publications. He lives in Free Union, Virginia.
William Temple Hornaday was one of the most famous conservationist of the 19th century. In this long-overdue biography, the grinding contradictions of Hornaday's life also become clear in regards to saving the American bison and a controversial exhibit at the Bronx Zoo.