| Description |
xv, 272 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-258) and index. |
| Contents |
Of people and peckerwoods -- Me and Bobby Ray -- Jim and Nancy -- Mary, Mary -- White river revisited -- A paradise on earth -- The boxer -- The LSU connection -- The land of dead giants -- A bayou with a view -- The third degree -- Back to the bayou -- Where sapsuckers dare -- Trying to prove the existence of a ghost -- Swamp rats -- The lazarus bird. |
| Summary |
Since the early twentieth century, scientists have been trying their best to prove that the ivory-bill is extinct. But every time they think they've finally closed the door, the bird makes an unexpected appearance.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Ivory-billed woodpecker.
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| ISBN |
0618456937 |
| Standard No. |
9780618456932 90000 |
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