Now you can learn the history behind the duck stamp program and determine the value of the stamps and artwork that have made this one of the best conservation programs in history. With production figures and current values for every federal duck stamp yet produce, this book is the dream of every collector. It also takes a look at what went into creating a program that has grown into one of the richest art contests ever held. This full-color masterpiece is a must for anyone interested in wildlife conservation, stamp and art collecting or waterfowl hunting. Eric jay Dolin has degrees from Brown University, the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.). He has worked as a program manager at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an environmental consultant stateside and in London, an intern at the National Wildlife Federation and on Capitol Hill, a fisheries policy analyst at the National Marine Fisheries Service, and an American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellow at Business Week .   Much of Dolin's writing reflects his interest in wildlife, the environment, and American history. His books include the Smithsonian Book of National Wildlife Refuges , Snakehead: A Fish Out of Water , and Political Waters , a history of the degradation and cleanup of Boston Harbor. His book, Leviathan: The History of Whaling In America (W. W. Norton), was chosen as one of the best nonfiction books of 2007 by the Los Angeles Times and the Boston Globe . Leviathan also won a number of awards, including the 2007 John Lyman Award for U. S. Maritime History and the twenty-third annual L. Byrne Waterman Award, given by the New Bedford Whaling Museum, for outstanding contributions to whaling research and history. His most recent book is Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade (W. W. Norton, July 2010), a national bestseller, was chosen by New West , The Seattle Times , and The Rocky Mountain Land Library as one of the top non-fiction books of 2010. Used Book in Good Condition