Feather Thief, The: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

Feather Thief, The: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
Kirk Johnson
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 320pg
4 Apr 2019 UK
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9780099510666
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WHO IS EDWIN RIST?Genius? Narcissist? Felon? Mastermind? Pawn? Liar? One summer evening in 2009, twenty-year-old musical prodigy Edwin Rist broke into the British Museum of Natural History. Hours later, he slipped away with a suitcase full of rare bird specimens collected over the centuries from across the world, all featuring a dazzling array of priceless feathers. Kirk Wallace Johnson was waist-deep in a river in New Mexico when he first heard about the heist, from his fly-fishing guide. When he discovered that the thief evaded prison, and that half the birds were never recovered, Johnson embarked upon a years-long worldwide investigation which led him deep into the fiercely secretive underground community obsessed with the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying. A page-turning story of a bizarre and shocking crime, The Feather Thief shines a light on our fraught relationship with the natural world's most beautiful and valuable wonders, and one man's relentless quest for justice.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780099510666
Published: 4 Apr 2019
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Windmill Books
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 320

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