Spirits of the Air: Birds and American Indians in the South (Environmental History and the American South)
"Shepard Krech's insightful research into historical sources and his deep understanding of birds combine to entrance the reader with scientific insights, Native knowledge, and marvelous descriptions of the American South. This book brings a fresh and fascinating approach to environmental and ornithological history and will be of great interest to historians, indigenous peoples, and birders alike."—Carolyn Merchant, author ofAmerican Environmental History: An Introduction