

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Feather Wars Presentation & Book Signing
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Calling all bird and nature enthusiasts!! 

Join Werner Books &amp; Coffee for a FREE presentation with author, James McCommons, for his book “The Feather Wars.” The book will be available for purchase and James will be signing after the presentation. Additionally, the following local nonprofits will be sharing information about their programs prior to James’ presentation; Erie Bird Observatory, Groundwork Erie, Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park (LEAF). 

More information about “The Feather Wars” and James McCommons below!

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James H. McCommons is a professor emeritus at Northern Michigan University and a veteran journalist, specializing in ecology, environmental and travel topics. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Audubon, Discover among other publications. He is the author of Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service, and Camera Hunter: George Shiras III and the Birth of Wildlife Photography.
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From the time the country was founded, early Americans assumed that the land’s natural resources were infinite, including its birds, which were zealously hunted for food, game, and fashion. With the rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon—a bird once so numerous that its flocks darkened the sky in flight—many realized actions needed to be taken if other birds were to be saved. What followed was both a spiritual awakening and a great crusade to save birds and their habitat. The campaign took place on many battlefields: society teas in Boston, hunt clubs on the East Coast, the mangroves in the Everglades, and in the editorial pages of newspapers and periodicals. From many corners of the country the bird protection movement was born and brought together a remarkable coalition of people and organizations to save America’s birds.


“The Feather Wars” is an entertaining and expansive work of American history, an incredible story about how disparate characters—progressive politicians, free-thinking society belles, nature writers and artists, bird-loving U.S. presidents, gunmakers, business titans, and brave game wardens—came together to save hundreds of species of birds. Heroes, martyrs, villains, and conflicted do-gooders—the early bird conservation movement had them all. Together they transformed how Americans thought and cared about birds, forever altering the American landscape.
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, photography
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Erie
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3608 Liberty Street, Liberty Plaza, Erie, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 16508
- **lat**: 42.09691
- **long**: -80.0859
- **full address**: 3608 Liberty Street, Liberty Plaza, Erie, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 16508

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Werner Books (https://allevents.in/org/werner-books/9117295)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 13 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 3608 Liberty Street, Liberty Plaza, Erie, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 16508
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Werner Books
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, photography
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Feather Wars Presentation & Book Signing ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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