Scarlet Experiment: Birds and Humans in America

by Jeff Karnicky

Emily Dickinson's poem "Split the Lark" refers to the "scarlet experiment" by which scientists destroy a bird in order to learn more about it. Indeed, humans have killed hundreds of millions of birds--for science, fashion, curiosity, and myriad other reasons. In the United States alone, seven species of birds are now extinct and another ninety-three are endangered. Conversely, the U.S. conservation movement has made bird-watching more popular than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803294980
• ISBN13: 9780803294981
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"