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.
"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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