John R. Joyner reviewed a book.
Imperial Dreams
“The capacity of the human race to destroy the magnificence around it is unbounded. Mr. Gallagher clearly lives and dreams the Pitoreal Woodpecker, and the stress he puts himself through to verify that it still exists after decades of systematic destruction is as much the story as the search. ...”
“The capacity of the human race to destroy the magnificence around it is unbounded. Mr. Gallagher clearly lives and dreams the Pitoreal Woodpecker, and the stress he puts himself through to verify that it still exists after decades of systematic destruction is as much the story as the search. The Sierra Madre, in its own way, was, and still is, as magnificent as the bird; the human race is just now finding ways to destroy another world treasure. ”
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