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From Laurel Hill to Siler's Bog: The Walking Adventures of a Naturalist - Chapel Hill Books
John K. Terres
Presents the fruits of a scientific as well as affectionate association between a dedicated naturalist and the birds, mammals, and insects of a small, wild world. Originally published to wide acclaim in 1969, this book is an enduring classic of nature writing, and readers everywhere can appreciate it as an engaging introduction to a naturalist's sensibility and way of looking at the world.
Marc Notes: Reprint of Knopf's 1969 ed., with a new 5pg. introduction Washington U. P. Jacket Description/Back: From Laurel Hill to Siler's Bog, originally published in 1969, presents the fruits of a scientific as well as affectionate association between a dedicated naturalist and the birds, mammals, and insects of a small, wild world. John Terres, noted author and former editor-in-chief of Audubon magazine, spent nine years exploring the Mason Farm Biological Reserve in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His observations of the animal and plant life around him are eloquently recorded here, organized around the cycle of a year from January through December. In an afterword written for this edition, Terres reflects on his return to the Mason Farm after twenty-five years and the changes that have taken place there. Publisher Marketing: "From Laurel Hill to Siler's Bog" presents the fruits of a scientific as well as affectionate association between a dedicated naturalist and the birds, mammals, and insects of a small, wild world. John Terres, noted author and former editor-in-chief of "Audubon" magazine, spent nine years exploring the Mason Farm wildlife reserve in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His observations of the animal life around him are eloquently recorded here, organized around the cycle of a year from January through December. Originally published to wide acclaim in 1969, the book is an enduring classic of nature writing, and readers everywhere can appreciate it as an engaging introduction to a naturalist's sensibility and way of looking at the world. In a new afterword written for this edition, Terres reflects on his return to the Mason Farm after twenty-five years and the changes that have taken place there.
Contributor Bio: Terres, John K John K. Terres recently retired to Chapel Hill. Among the best-known of his many books are "Songbirds in Your Garden" and the "Audubon Encyclopedia of North American Birds".
| Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
| Lançado | 1 de outubro de 1993 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807844267 |
| Editoras | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Gênero | Cultural Region > Southeast U.s. |
| Páginas | 256 |
| Dimensões | 155 × 235 × 18 mm · 362 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |
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