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A carregar... Mr. Hornaday's War: How a Peculiar Victorian Zookeeper Waged a Lonely Crusade for Wildlife that Changed the World (2012)por Stefan Bechtel
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Recounts the life of the conservationist, who spent his life protecting wildlife as a taxidermist and museum collector; as the founder and first director of the National Zoo; as director of the Bronx Zoo; and as an author. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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A great and concise (from one person's perspective) history of the conservation movement in the United States, particularly the founding of the first few public zoos, and the intersection of this movement with Darwin's new theory of evolution. The storytelling is a little lopsided, with more than half the book about four long hunting expeditions over 10 years, less than a quarter about 6 years spent founding the National Zoo and Bronx Zoo, and the final section skimming over the remaining 30 years he spent fighting for animal conservation. It's very well researched, but mostly sourced from Hornaday's own (extensive) writing. I don't think anything in it is particularly untrue, but I would be interested to see other people's perspective of the same events, particularly the people he was fighting with. There is also only one photo in the whole book, even though I've seen photos of the events in the book in Smithsonian museums and various zoos. It's a slim book and would definitely benefit from them. Overall, very recommended for anyone interested in conservation, though those queasy about hunting could skip to chapter 13. ( )