In the field, among the feathered: a history of birders & their guides
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Main Author: Dunlap, Thomas R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press ©2011
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
America is a nation of ardent, knowledgeable birdwatchers. But how did it become so? And what role did the field guide play in our passion for spotting, watching, and describing birds? In the Field, Among the Feathered tells the history of field guides to birds in America from the Victorian era to the present, relating changes in the guides to shifts in science, the craft of field identification, and new technologies for the mass reproduction of images. Drawing on his experience as a passionate birder and on a wealth of archival research, Thomas Dunlap shows how the twin pursuits of recreation
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 241 pages, [12] pages of plates)
ISBN:0199734593
0199838127
9780199734597
9780199838127

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