Last of the Curlews Paperback by Fred Bodsworth, Afterword by Graeme Gibson Afterword by Graeme Gibson

Product Details

• Publisher: New Canadian Library (2010-01-05)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 128 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780771093890
• Item Weight: 102.06 grams
• Dimensions: 7.69 x 5.12 x 0.35 cm

The Eskimo curlew, which once made its migration from Patagonia to the Arctic in flocks so dense that they darkened the sky, was brought to the verge of extinction by the wanton slaughter of game-hunters.

Following the doomed search of a solitary curlew for a female of its kind, Fred Bodsworth’s novel is a haunting indictment of man’s destruction of the natural world.

About the Author

FRED BODSWORTH was born in Port Burwell, Ontario, and was a writer, journalist, and amateur naturalist. He worked as a journalist for the St. Thomas Times-Journal, the Toronto Star, and Maclean's, where he also served as assistant editor. From 1964 to 1967, he was president of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists. In 2003, he received the Matt Cohen Prize for his writing. He died in 2012.