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Raven Conservation
Customers are captivated by the historical investigation into the ravens of the Tower of London presented in "City of Ravens" by Boria Sax. They appreciate the author's exploration of the changing attitudes towards these birds throughout history, from their value as sanitation workers to their near mythical status.
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This work contains an excellent bibliography, is well footnoted, contains chapter summaries and there are several very nicely d... Read More
An amazing amount of minute, conscientious and accurate research went into this book and everything the author states can be ba... Read More
Good grief - had the author thrown in a bit about golf and trout fishing i would have been in complete bliss!
According to tower tradition, the crown and the tower will fail if the ravens should leave the tower; thus, the ravens have bee... Read More
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Many of the stories i have read both directly and indirectly via references to them in many other works have all had a ring of truth about them
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Boria sax holds a phd in intellectual history and german
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The reader may not be happy with some of the conclusions the author came up with but i am quite sure there are few if any who will be able to challenge these findings and conclusions
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I was rather amazed at the information sax was able to pack into a relatively small book
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Disclosure of material connection i received this book free for an honest review
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According to tower tradition the crown and the tower will fail if the ravens should leave the tower thus the ravens have been protected at the tower by royal decree since the time of king charles ii
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