The Rites of Autumn: A Falconer's Journey across the American West - Hardcover

O'Brien, Dan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0871132451 ISBN 13: 9780871132451

Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 1988

Synopsis

Reminiscent of the finest contemporary natural history writing, The Rites of Autumn splendidly evokes the uniqueness of the American West, while at the same time introducing the reader to a fascinating cast of characters and to the lore and legend of falconry.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Dan O'Brien spent the summer of 1986 in the Rocky Mountains releasing young peregrine falcons on the mountain cliffs. When one of his release sites was raided by a golden eagle, he managed to save a peregrine chick, and decided to make an improbable two-thousand-mile trip with the surviving young falcon, Dolly. From the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico, following the autumnal migration of waterfowl, O'Brien taught her to hunt as a wild falcon would, in the hopes of releasing her into the natural world. The Rites of Autumn is the riveting account of their incredible journey. (51/2 X 81/4, 208 pages, map)

Synopsis:

Recounts the author's work with the Peregrine Fund, his two thousand mile journey following the natural migrational movement of falcons, and the behavior and history of the endangered American falcon.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0871132451
• ISBN 13: 9780871132451
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192