Hope Is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds

"This story-of the ghost species still haunting this continent-is full of power and mystery." -Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature "A eulogy, a call to conservation, and a careful history." -Chicago Tribune "Cokinos balances the emotional impact of the last days of six species with tales of heroic efforts to save them by a handful of bird-lovers." -USA Today "Lovingly persistent detective work brings back flashes of color, bits of song, and curious lore. This book deserves a wide and devoted readership." -Sheila Nickerson, author of Disappearance: A Map "A marvelous book, beautifully written and filled with a poetry of evocative detail." -The Philadelphia Inquirer "Eloquent and moving . . . a charming narrative that is both personal and historically meticulous." -The Washington Post Book World "Resounds with excitement." -The Boston Globe