Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
A fresh, superlative anthology of 20th-century American nature writing, from Edward Abbey to Ann Haymond Zwinger. Among the myriad creatures and habitats: the annual thousand-mile migration of ruby-throated hummingbirds from New England to the Amazon; the adventures of an immense blue whale; an encounter between a swordfish and a mako shark; and many more.
Roger Caras' Treasury of Classic Nature Tales
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
A fresh, superlative anthology of 20th-century American nature writing, from Edward Abbey to Ann Haymond Zwinger. Among the myriad creatures and habitats: the annual thousand-mile migration of ruby-throated hummingbirds from New England to the Amazon; the adventures of an immense blue whale; an encounter between a swordfish and a mako shark; and many more.
Publisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9781578660094
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
A fresh, superlative anthology of 20th-century American nature writing, from Edward Abbey to Ann Haymond Zwinger. Among the myriad creatures and habitats: the annual thousand-mile migration of ruby-throated hummingbirds from New England to the Amazon; the adventures of an immense blue whale; an encounter between a swordfish and a mako shark; and many more.
Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Fishing Stories
Author: Roger A. Caras
Publisher: Bristol Park Books
ISBN: 9780884861423
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Twenty-seven stories that celibrate fishing as art, craft, and quasi-religious persuit. Locals include British streams to American rivers and the ocean.
Publisher: Bristol Park Books
ISBN: 9780884861423
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Twenty-seven stories that celibrate fishing as art, craft, and quasi-religious persuit. Locals include British streams to American rivers and the ocean.
Taken by Bear in Yellowstone
Author: Kathleen Snow
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493025481
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Humans and grizzly bears have been coming into contact in Yellowstone National Park ever since it was founded in 1872. Most of these encounters have ended peacefully, but many have not. In order to most accurately tell the stories of those involved in the more deadly incidents, Kathleen Snow went directly to the source: the National Park Service archives. With help from personnel at park headquarters, Snow has collected more than 100 years’ worth of hair-raising stories that read like crime scene investigations and provide hard-learned lessons in outdoor safety. A must-read for fans of Death in Yellowstone and anyone fascinated by human-animal interactions.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493025481
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Humans and grizzly bears have been coming into contact in Yellowstone National Park ever since it was founded in 1872. Most of these encounters have ended peacefully, but many have not. In order to most accurately tell the stories of those involved in the more deadly incidents, Kathleen Snow went directly to the source: the National Park Service archives. With help from personnel at park headquarters, Snow has collected more than 100 years’ worth of hair-raising stories that read like crime scene investigations and provide hard-learned lessons in outdoor safety. A must-read for fans of Death in Yellowstone and anyone fascinated by human-animal interactions.
Taken By Bear in Glacier National Park
Author: Kathleen Snow
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493047523
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The first-person accounts in Taken by Bear in Glacier National Park provide a you-are-there perspective on human and grizzly bear encounters since the park’s founding in 1910. Most of these encounters have ended peacefully, but many have not. In order to most accurately tell the stories of those involved in the more deadly incidents, Kathleen Snow went directly to the source: the National Park Service archives. With help from personnel at park headquarters, Snow has collected more than 100 years’ worth of harrowing true stories that read like crime scene investigations and provide hard-learned lessons in outdoor safety. A must-read for fans of Taken by Bear in Yellowstone and the classic Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance by Stephen Herrero.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493047523
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The first-person accounts in Taken by Bear in Glacier National Park provide a you-are-there perspective on human and grizzly bear encounters since the park’s founding in 1910. Most of these encounters have ended peacefully, but many have not. In order to most accurately tell the stories of those involved in the more deadly incidents, Kathleen Snow went directly to the source: the National Park Service archives. With help from personnel at park headquarters, Snow has collected more than 100 years’ worth of harrowing true stories that read like crime scene investigations and provide hard-learned lessons in outdoor safety. A must-read for fans of Taken by Bear in Yellowstone and the classic Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance by Stephen Herrero.
The Publishers Weekly
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Public Library Catalog
Author: Juliette Yaakov
Publisher: H. W. Wilson
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
Book Description
**** Cited in Sheehy and Walford. A core working tool for acquisitions librarians, reference librarians, and catalogers in public and undergraduate libraries, the Catalog is a list of recommended reference and nonfiction books for adults, published quinquennially with annual supplements for the intervening years. The titles are classified by subject and include complete bibliographical data as well as descriptive and critical annotations. This edition consists of 7,735 titles and 3,999 analytical entries. Some 4,000 additional titles will appear in the four supplements. In addition to the main classified catalog, there is a comprehensive author, title, subject, and analytical index, and a directory of publishers and distributors. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: H. W. Wilson
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
Book Description
**** Cited in Sheehy and Walford. A core working tool for acquisitions librarians, reference librarians, and catalogers in public and undergraduate libraries, the Catalog is a list of recommended reference and nonfiction books for adults, published quinquennially with annual supplements for the intervening years. The titles are classified by subject and include complete bibliographical data as well as descriptive and critical annotations. This edition consists of 7,735 titles and 3,999 analytical entries. Some 4,000 additional titles will appear in the four supplements. In addition to the main classified catalog, there is a comprehensive author, title, subject, and analytical index, and a directory of publishers and distributors. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Forthcoming Books
Author: Rose Arny
Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1568
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1568
Book Description
Public Library Catalog
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
Book Description
American Book Publishing Record
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1832
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1832
Book Description
The Cumulative Book Index
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2318
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2318
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.