In Castoria

Towards a Cultural History of the Beaver

I have been taking care of some pressing deadlines, so this week I am going to share an old essay of mine that has already appeared in various places. Some readers will likely have seen it before, but for most it will be new.

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Prelude

Unlike talk of, say, badgers or ermine, talk of beave…