The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession

The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession
ISBN-10
0857500694
ISBN-13
9780857500694
Category
Bird watchers
Pages
324
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Random House
Author
Mark Obmascik

Description

Follows the 1998 Big Year competition between Sandy Komito, Al Levantin, and Greg Miller, during which the three rivals risked their lives to set a new North American birding record.

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