
Long before gold and gemstones held allure, humans were drawn to the "jewels of the elephant"--its great tusks--for their beauty, rarity, and ability to be finely carved. In Ivory's Ghosts , John Frederick Walker tells the astonishing story of the human lust for ivory and its...

Praised for the nuance and sensitivity with which it approaches one of the most fraught conservation issues we face today, John Frederick Walker's Ivory's Ghosts tells the astonishing story of the power of ivory through the ages, and its impact on elephants. Long before gold...

" A] tour de force examination of the history of ivory . . . and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process of this unholy quest." --The Huffington Post Praised for the nuance and sensitivity with which it approaches one of the most...

