Publisher's Synopsis
Explores the societies that have pinned hopes for wealth on the feathers and meat of the ostrich, from South Africa's Karoo Desert to the modern American west, and discusses the passions and politics surrounding the bird.
1st Picador USA Edition
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Explores the societies that have pinned hopes for wealth on the feathers and meat of the ostrich, from South Africa's Karoo Desert to the modern American west, and discusses the passions and politics surrounding the bird.
ISBN: | 9780312270124 |
Publisher: | Picador USA |
Imprint: | Picador USA |
Pub date: | 01 Jan 2000 |
Edition: | 1st Picador USA Edition |
DEWEY: | 636.6940968738 |
DEWEY edition: | 21 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 289 |
Weight: | 268g |
Height: | 208mm |
Width: | 137mm |
Spine width: | 20mm |