The Race To Save The Lord God Bird (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
—A common entry in James Tanner’s journal Riverbottom Swamps of the Southeastern United States—1937-1939 JOHN BAKER WAS A MAN WHO KNEW HOW TO GET WHAT HE WANTED. HE HAD NEVER backed down as a fighter pilot in World War I, and afterward, as an investment banker, he had developed a well-earned reputation as a hard negotiator. But this tough man loved birds, so when he was offered the chance to direct the Audubon Society in 1934, he walked away from banking without even a glance back at Wall Street. He immediately recruited an all-star team of young scientists, bird experts, and teachers, including Roger Tory Peterson, the remarkable young artist and educator whose new Field Guide to the Birds was creating thousands of new bird-watchers overnight. Baker set out to broaden the Audubon Society’s mission so that it conserved not only birds, but also water, soil, plants, and other wildlife—whole ecosystems. As Baker put it, “Every plant and animal has its role to play in the community of living things.
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