Falcon, Helen Macdonald
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Falcon, Helen Macdonald
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Falcon
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
932385513
Responsibility statement
Helen Macdonald
Summary
Macdonald dives through centuries and careens around the globe to tell the story of the falcon as it has flown in the wild skies of the natural world and those of our imagination. Mixing history, myth, and legend, she explores the long history of the sport of falconry in many human cultures<U+2014>from Japan to Abu Dhabi to Oxford; she analyzes the falcon<U+2019>s talismanic power as a symbol in art, politics, and business; and she addresses the ways we have both endangered and protected it
Table Of Contents
Preface to the 2016 edition -- Introduction -- Natural history -- Mythical falcons -- Trained falcons -- Threatened falcons -- Military falcons -- Urban falcons -- Timeline
Target audience
adult
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