Taking Flight: A History of Birds and People in the Heart of America by Edmonds, Michael - 2018
by Edmonds, Michael
Taking Flight: A History of Birds and People in the Heart of America
by Edmonds, Michael
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Today, more than fifty million Americans traipse through wetlands at dawn, endure clouds of mosquitoes, and brave freezing autumn winds just to catch a glimpse of a bird. The human desire to connect with winged creatures defies age and generation. In the Midwest, humans and birds have lived together for more than twelve thousand years. Taking Flight explores how and why people have worshipped, feared, studied, hunted, eaten, and protected the birds that surrounded them.
Author and birder Michael Edmonds has combed archaeological reports, missionaries' journals, travelers' letters, early scientific treatises, the memoirs of American Indian elders, and the folklore of hunters, farmers, and formerly enslaved people throughout the Midwest to reveal how our ancestors thought about the very same birds we see today. Whether you're a casual bird-watcher, a hard-core life-lister, or simply someone who loves the outdoors, you'll look at birds differently after reading this book.
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- ISBN 10 0870208365
- ISBN 13 9780870208362
- Publisher Wisconsin Historical Society Press
- Date Published 2018
- Keywords Biography, Fiction, Humor; History
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