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Since 1981, Robert Olen Butler has published eight critically acclaimed books. A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He is a recipient of both a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction and a National Endowment for the Arts grant. He is a professor at McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he teaches graduate courses in creative writing.

Books by Robert Butler

Pacific Flyway

The migratory waterbirds of the Pacific Flyway convert food, air, and water into a mileage plan that has few equals in the animal world. Set against a backdrop of stunning images from more than 120 internationally acclaimed photographers, this book shares the amazing stories of these migrants--a cast of characters that includes shorebirds, seabirds, and waterfowl.

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