Ivory's Ghosts: The White Gold of History and the Fate of Elephants by John Frederick Walker

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

John Frederick Walker

missing duration info Add in missing duration information • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history nature dark informative slow-paced
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Long before gold and gemstones held allure, humans were drawn to the "jewels of the elephant" - its great tusks. Ivory is a supreme organic treasure, prized throughout the world for its pale, lustrous beauty and ability to be finely carved. In Ivo...

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