"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."
- From "Mother Night" by American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007)
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2018 CHOICE Award
American Library Association Outstanding Academic Title (Click Cover)
Oak Ridge talk
Natural Histories
UT Press 2007
Ghost Birds
"Ghost Birds: Jim Tanner and the Quest for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, 1935 to 1941." UT Press 2010
Ghost Birds talk
Yakima Valley College 2017
Smithsonian article
(Click for article) or to buy a copy of the September 2010 "Smithsonian" with my ivory-bill article signed by Nancy Tanner contact me.
Ghost Birds: Reviews
Cornell Review
THQ Review
French review
Tribute to Mom
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Smoky Mountain Roots
Alex Cole cabin at great-granddad Jim Bales homesite Great Smoky Mountains National Park
WBIR Channel 10
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Author's photo blog
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Ghost Birds blog
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Ivory-bill notecards
Notecards of my ivory-bill cover art are available, either singularly (with envelope) or boxes of eight cards (with envelopes) For more information, contact me.
Ivory-bill print
11X14 prints, suitable for framing, of my ivory-bill cover art are available. For more information, contact me.
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Natural Histories notecards with illustrations from the book
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