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Falconer on the Edge: A Man, His Birds, and the Vanishing Landscape of the American West

by Rachel Dickinson

ISBN13: 9780618806232
ISBN10: 0618806237
Condition: Standard
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Rachel Dickinson profiles falconer Steve Chindgren, a man willing to make extreme sacrifices to continue practicing the sport that has ruled his life. Dickinson arrives at a sense of falconrys allure: the unpredictable nature of the hunt and the soaring exhilaration of success.

Further exploration unveils the enormous emotional cost to a falconer who establishes an extraordinary tie to his birds. When, in the space of two days, Chindgren loses two birds that hed been training for years, he is plunged into a profound depression that is only deepened when Jomo, his best bird, slows down because of old age.

In addition to this challenge, Chindgren faces the danger to falconry that the modern world presents. Grouse habitat is being degraded by mining, agriculture, and gas industry interests. And the number of falconers is dwindling—the corps is graying and has few acolytes.

Falconry is a sport that requires persistence, stoicism, and sacrifice; in this captivating account, Dickinson illuminates a fascinating subculture and one of its most hard core personalities.

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Dickinson profiles falconer Steve Chindgren, a man willing to make extreme sacrifices to continue practicing the sport that has ruled his life.

About the Author

RACHEL DICKINSON is a writer whose articles have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, USA Weekend, National Geographic Traveler, Audubon, and many other publications. She is the author of several books. She and her husband, Tim Gallagher, an avid falconer, live with their four children.

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ISBN:: 9780618806232
Subtitle:: A Man, His Birds, and the Vanishing Landscape of the American West
Author:: Dickinson, Rachel
Publisher:: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Subject:: Birds & Birdwatching - General
Subject:: Hunting - General
Subject:: West (u.s.)
Subject:: Falconry
Subject:: General
Subject:: Birds & Birdwatching
Subject:: Sports - General
Subject:: Falconers - United States
Subject:: Chindgren, Steve
Subject:: Birdwatching Guides
Subject:: Biography-Sports
Edition Description:: Trade Cloth
Publication Date:: 20090511
Binding:: Hardback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Pages:: 240
Dimensions:: 8.25 x 5.5 in 0.76 lb

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