Cat Tale by Craig Pittman
A Garden & Gun Best Book of 2020"Witty and passionate." --Lauren Groff
"Craig Pittman has a remarkable talent for telling stories set in the Sunshine State that never fail to fascinate and entertain."--Gilbert King
"The definitive book on one of America's least understood apex predators. The story of how Florida's panthers were saved from extinction is one that both deserves and needs to be told." --Dane Huckelbridge
It wasn't so long ago when a lot of people thought the Florida panther was extinct. They were very nearly right. That the panther still exists at all is a miracle--the result of a desperate experiment that led to the most remarkable comeback in the history of the Endangered Species Act. And no one has told the whole story--until now.
With novelistic detail and an eye for the absurd, Craig Pittman recounts the extraordinary story of the people who brought the panther back from the brink of extinction, the ones who nearly pushed the species over the edge, and the cats that were caught in the middle. This being Florida, there's more than a little weirdness, too.
An engrossing narrative of wry humor, sharp writing and exhaustive reportage, Cat Tale shows what it takes to bring one species back and what unexpected costs such a decision brings.
CRAIG PITTMAN is a journalist who has won numerous awards and is the author of several books. He is a native Floridian who created the popular blog Oh, Florida! for Slate in 2013. He is a resident of St. With his wife and two children, he lives in Petersburg.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781335938800 |
| ISBN 10 | 133593880X |
| Title | Cat Tale |
| Author | Craig Pittman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hanover Square Press |
| Year published | 2020-01-21 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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