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Of a feather : a brief history of American birding / Scott Weidensaul.

Title: Of a feather : a brief history of American birding / Scott Weidensaul.
Author: Weidensaul, Scott
Publication: Orlando : Harcourt, c2007.

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Description

358 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

Traces the origins of bird watching and ornithology in the United States, from the scientists who collected eggs on the frontier while dodging Native Americans through the publication of Peterson's first field guide to birds.

Subject

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-337) and index.

Contents

1. "Birds ... more beautiful than in Europe" -- 2. "Except three or four, I do not know them" -- 3. Pushing West -- 4. Shotgun ornithology-- 5. Angry ladies -- 6. Becoming a noun -- 7. Death to Miss Hathaway -- 8. Beyond the list -- Acknowledgments -- Notes and bibliography -- Index.

ISBN

9780151012473
0151012474

LCCN

^^2007007364

OCLC

85162215
SCSB-10278909

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