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The feather detective : mystery, mayhem, and the magnificent life of Roxie Laybourne  Cover Image Book Book

The feather detective : mystery, mayhem, and the magnificent life of Roxie Laybourne / Chris Sweeney.

Summary:

"The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world's first forensic ornithologist Roxie Laybourne, who broke down barriers for women, solved murders, and investigated deadly airplane crashes with nothing more than a microscope and a few fragments of feathers"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781668025840 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xi, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2025.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Laybourne, Roxie C., 1910-2003.
Museum of Natural History (U.S.) > Officials and employees > Biography.
Ornithology > United States > History.
Ornithologists > United States > Biography.
Women forensic scientists > Biography.
Forensic scientists > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch 598.092 Laybo-S 31681010428647 NONFIC Available -


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