![]() ![]() As I came to birding late in life, but am a voracious reader and learner, I ordered it, though I didn’t really expect much. I first came across a review of The Feather Thief on Oprah’s list of Best New Books of Spring last year. That may not sound too terrible, but with Johnson’s journalistic expertise and his obsession for discovering the truth about what really happened, the reader is led through a thoughtful and thorough investigation, learning the background story that began with the work of scientists hundreds of years ago. The Feather Thief (published in 2018) by Kirk Wallace Johnson is the true story of a young man, Edwin Rist, who committed a crime against humanity by stealing from a museum of natural history. ![]() Not just birders, nor, indeed, just naturalists, but everyone. The Travis Audubon Ruffled Feathers Book Club, which meets bimonthly, recently discussed a book that we all found so compelling that we decided to spread the word and try to get many more people to read it. Posted on JCategories: Book Reviews, Murmurationsīy Christy Esmahan, Travis Audubon Board Member ![]()
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