Dreaming in Turtle: A Journey Through the Passion, Profit, and Peril of Our Most Coveted Prehistoric Creatures

by Peter Laufer

Book Overview

A fascinating exploration into the world of turtles across the globe; Laufer charts the lore, love, and peril to a beloved species.

Dreaming in Turtle is a compelling story of a stalwart animal prized from prehistory through to today--an animal threatened by human greed, pragmatism, and rationalization. It stars turtles and shady and heroic human characters both, in settings ranging from luxury redoubts to degraded habitats,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250128099
• ISBN13: 9781250128096
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.4"