Sea of Slaughter

Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771065566 . Tight bright book unmarked but for small stain to foreedge. In lightly rubbed DJ; 1.5 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 438 pages; Farley Mowat, bestselling author of <i> Never Cry Wolf, A Whale for the Killing,</i> and <i>The Dog Who Wouldn't Be,</i> calls <i>Seal of Slaughter</i> his most important work...a book he felt compelled to write after witnessing the drastic decline in the rich diversity of wildlife along the Northeastern seaboard.<br><br>Farley Mowat does not tell of the extinction of one species. His unforgettable narrative tells of the devastation of all different types of animal life from a region where the forests once teemed with game, where the fish could be scooped up with baskets...and where the Eskimo curlew fell in clouds of thousands to sportsmen who used them for target practice <i>before</i> turning their guns to clay pigeons.<br><br>With his unique storytelling gift, Farley Mowat details why some creatures, such as the gentle penguin-like great auk, have vanished forever. And he astounds us with his account of the killing that continues--of wolf and whale, seal and bear, fish and fowl. Monumental in scope, chilling in its impact, <i>Sea of Slaughter</i> is a warning, a vision, and a powerful testament for preserving the living grandeur fast disappearing from our world. .