Kirk Wallace Johnson

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Founder of the List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies; author of “The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century”.

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A declining fish population in the polluted Gulf Coast spurred clashes between Vietnamese fishermen and KKK members after the Vietnam War.

Anti-Vietnamese racism and pollution spurred violence in Gulf Coast

A declining fish population in the polluted Gulf Coast spurred clashes between Vietnamese fishermen and KKK members after the Vietnam War.

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A feather craze in the Victorian era made rare birds a hot commodity and the obsession of men who tie flies for fly fishing.

Feather fad drove exotic birds to near extinction

A feather craze in the Victorian era made rare birds a hot commodity and the obsession of men who tie flies for fly fishing.

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