City of Ravens

The Extraordinary History of London, the Tower and its Famous Ravens

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Animals, History
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Author: Boria Sax ISBN: 9781468305272
Publisher: ABRAMS Publication: July 5, 2012
Imprint: Abrams Press Language: English
Author: Boria Sax
ISBN: 9781468305272
Publisher: ABRAMS
Publication: July 5, 2012
Imprint: Abrams Press
Language: English

Yet the truth is that they arrived in Victorian times as props in gory plays for tourists. But the ravens' past has far more high drama. From the plains of the North American Indians to the arctic tundra, all the way to the Tower of London, they have been symbols of cruelty, of survival through adversity, and a loveable icon. Boria Sax shows how our attitudes to the raven and to the natural world have changed enormously over the centuries. By describing the distinct place of this special bird in Western culture, he shows how blurred the lines between myth and history can be. This is a unique and brilliantly readable story of the entwined lives of people and animals.

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Yet the truth is that they arrived in Victorian times as props in gory plays for tourists. But the ravens' past has far more high drama. From the plains of the North American Indians to the arctic tundra, all the way to the Tower of London, they have been symbols of cruelty, of survival through adversity, and a loveable icon. Boria Sax shows how our attitudes to the raven and to the natural world have changed enormously over the centuries. By describing the distinct place of this special bird in Western culture, he shows how blurred the lines between myth and history can be. This is a unique and brilliantly readable story of the entwined lives of people and animals.

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