The Devil's Cormorant
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RICHARD J. KING is senior lecturer in literature of the sea with the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport. He is the author of Lobster.

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"Despite the subtitle, this is a work as much about human history and values, as it is about nature. King sees past the symbol and presents the real cormorant, living amidst real people. And one is left with this conclusion: Surely we need animals as symbols. But let's not allow it to obscure the real, complicated, beautiful creatures among us." --Nature Conservancy

"Entertaining and thought-provoking. . . . Eloquent and expansive."--Seabird

"King teases out this relationship from multiple perspectives--literary, historical, artistic, ornithological, political--in a book that is informative, personable, and fascinating." --Birding

"Richard King's The Devil's Cormorant is a brilliant book. It is scientifically well-informed, serious, funny, and full of good stories...a post-modern ornithology." --Living Bird

"Splendid and eclectic." --Environmental History

"The Devil's Cormorant combines natural history, social and economic impacts through a series of stories, each told with compassion and humour."--British Birds

"They are in short amazing birds, and this book is a great insight into their character and ours."--SF Natural History Series

"Thorough and authoritative as well as charming. . . . King demonstrates his multidimensional expertise on matters relating to the sea in this excellent exploration of the world of cormorants."--Library Journal

"Splendid and eclectic." Environmental History"

The Devil s Cormorant combines natural history, social and economic impacts through a series of stories, each told with compassion and humour. British Birds"

They are in short amazing birds, and this book is a great insight into their character and ours. SF Natural History Series"

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