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| Title Statement | The feather detective: mystery, mayhem, and the magnificent life of Roxie Laybourne / Chris Sweeney. |
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| Author | Sweeney, Chris, 1983- |
| Publication | New York: Avid Reader Press,2025. |
| Edition | First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. |
| Extent of Item | xi, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates |
| ISBN | 9781668025840 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07918905 |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary | "The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world's first forensic ornithologist Roxie Laybourne, who broke down barriers for women, solved murders, and investigated deadly airplane crashes with nothing more than a microscope and a few fragments of feathers"-- |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Ornithology--History--United States |
| Ornithologists--Biography--United States | |
| Women forensic scientists--Biography | |
| Forensic scientists--Biography | |
| By Name | Laybourne, Roxie C.,1910-2003 |
| Museum of Natural History (U.S.)--Biography--Officials and employees | |
| By Genre | Biographies |
