- Peregrine falcon, Legends and stories, Anecdotes
A masterpiece of nature writing. One man's decade-long quest to trail and and know the peregrine falcon, at a time when its extinction seemed inevitable.
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Earnest, contemplative, classical in form and grave.
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Baker, J. A.
- First published
- 1967
- Pages
- 191
- Publisher
- Collins, Penguin Books, Harper & Row
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781590171332
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