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Miller, Lulu, 1983-

Why fish don't exist : a story of loss, love, and the hidden order of life / Lulu Miller ; illustrations by Kate Samworth. - 225 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

First Simon & Schuster paperback edition, April 2021, 20 cm.

Nineteenth-century scientist David Starr Jordan built one of the most important fish specimen collections ever seen, until the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shattered his life's work.

ISBN: 9781501160271 1501160273 9781501160349 1501160346

LCCN: on1105945963

Subjects--Personal Names:
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Stanford University--Presidents--Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Naturalists--United States--Biography.
Ichthyologists--United States--Biography.
Educators--United States--Biography.
Biology--Classification.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.