{"product_id":"looking-for-the-goshawk-9781472969170","title":"Looking for the Goshawk","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book traces Conor Jameson's travels in search of the Goshawk, a magnificent yet rarely seen (in Britain at least) raptor. Each episode of the narrative arises from personal experience, investigation, and the unearthing of\u003cbr\u003einformation from research, exploration and conversations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe journey takes him from an encounter with a stuffed Goshawk in a glass case, through travels into supposed Goshawk territories in Britain, to Berlin - where he finds the bird at ease in the city. Why, he wants to know, is the bird so rarely seen in Britain? He explores the politics of birdwatching, the sport of falconry and the impact of persecution on the recent history of the bird in Britain and travels the length of Britain, through central Europe and the USA in search of answers to the goshawk mystery. Throughout his journey he is inspired by the writings of T H White who told of his attempts to tame a Goshawk in his much-loved book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a gripping tale on the trail of a most mysterious and charismatic bird.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Wildlife\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472969170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.12w x 1.02d","brand":"Conor Mark Jameson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505840488629,"sku":"9781472969170","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ba0df22e-e4fc-464e-acc7-8271f3d68c05.jpg?v=1705424916","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/looking-for-the-goshawk-9781472969170","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}