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John Frederick Walker

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John Frederick Walker: Ivory's Ghost

John Frederick Walker

January 17, 2009

John Frederick Walker shares the fascinating story of ivory's enormous impact on both human history and that of its most important source, the majestic African elephant. A century ago, ivory was the plastic of its era.

Ivory's Ghosts: The White Gold of History and the Fate of Elephants

Author: John Frederick Walker

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press (2009)

Binding: Hardcover, 304 pages

A Certain Curve of Horn: The Hundred-Year Quest for the Giant Sable Antelope of Angola

Author: John Frederick Walker

Publisher: Grove Press (2004)

Binding: Paperback, 496 pages

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