The Feather Thief Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century |
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| Author:
| Johnson, Kirk Wallace |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78633-014-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2018 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Imprint: | Hutchinson |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Who is Edwin Rist? Genius or Narcissist? Mastermind or Pawn? One summer evening in 2009, twenty-year-old musical prodigy Edwin Rist broke into the British Museum of Natural History. Hours later, he slipped away with a suitcase full of rare bird specimens collected over the centuries from across the world, all featuring a dazzling array of priceless feathers. Kirk Wallace Johnson was waist-deep in a river in New Mexico when he...
More Description Who is Edwin Rist?
Genius or Narcissist? Mastermind or Pawn?
One summer evening in 2009, twenty-year-old musical prodigy Edwin Rist broke into the British Museum of Natural History. Hours later, he slipped away with a suitcase full of rare bird specimens collected over the centuries from across the world, all featuring a dazzling array of priceless feathers.
Kirk Wallace Johnson was waist-deep in a river in New Mexico when he first heard about the heist, from his fly-fishing guide. When he discovered that the thief evaded prison, and that half the birds were never recovered, Johnson embarked upon a years-long worldwide investigation which led him deep into the fiercely secretive underground community obsessed with the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying.
A page-turning story of a bizarre and shocking crime, The Feather Thiefshines a light on our fraught relationship with the natural world's most beautiful and valuable wonders, and one man's relentless quest for justice.