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Item Details
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LOOKING FOR THE GOSHAWK
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| By: |
Conor Mark Jameson |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£18.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1408164876 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781408164877 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
11 April, 2013 |
| Pages: |
368 |
| Description: |
The book recounts the author's search for the Goshawk, a charismatic raptor commonly seen in Europe but highly elusive in the UK. |
| Synopsis: |
The book traces Conor Jameson's travels in search of the Goshawk, a magnificent yet rarely seen (in Britain at least) raptor. Each episode of the narrative arises from personal experience, investigation, and the unearthing of information from research, exploration and conversations. The journey takes him from an encounter with a stuffed Goshawk in a glass case, through travels into supposed Goshawk territories in Britain, to Berlin - where he finds the bird at ease in the city. Why, he wants to know, is the bird so rarely seen in Britain? He explores the politics of birdwatching, the sport of falconry and the impact of persecution on the recent history of the bird in Britain and travels the length of Britain, through central Europe and the USA in search of answers to the goshawk mystery. Throughout his journey he is inspired by the writings of T H White who told of his attempts to tame a Goshawk in his much-loved book. It's a gripping tale on the trail of a most mysterious and charismatic bird. |
| Illustrations: |
20 black and white |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
A & C Black Publishers Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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