Ghost birds Jim Tanner and the quest for the ivory-billed woodpecker, 1935-1941

Summary: & Ldquo;Everyone who is interested in the ivory-billed woodpecker will want to read this book & mdash;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. & rdquo;. & mdash;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 & rsquo;s Istudent when he saw his first ivory-billed woodpecker, one of America & rsquo;s rarest birds, in a remot.

Record details

ISBN: 1572337176
ISBN: 9781572337176
ISBN: 157233732X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781572337329 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 270 p.) : ill., map.
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Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User OldControl:muse9781572337329 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-262) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / Nancy Tanner -- "Someone needs to write a book ..." -- Sabbatical -- The journey begins -- The swampy South -- The ghost bird -- Hot sauce and bird city -- Days of wind and dust -- Has anyone seen a young ivory-bill? -- Westward ho -- Swansong -- On his own -- Back at singer -- A need to move on -- On the road again -- A second nesting season at singer -- On the road again, again -- From the Santee to the sunshine state -- Finding Sonny boy -- I go pogo -- The fellowship concludes -- At home in Tennessee -- Our lives changed forever -- Aftermath.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.