Bird’s Eye View
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Bird’s Eye View
S6 E8: The Feather Wars. A conversation with James H. McCommons.
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In this episode I had a very informative conversation with James H. McCommons about his book The Feather Wars. And the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds.
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James is a professor emeritus at Northern Michigan University and a veteran journalist, specializing in ecology, environmental and travel topics. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Audubon, Discover among other publications. He is the author of Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service, and Camera Hunter: George Shiras III and the Birth of Wildlife Photography.