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In the Field, Among the Feathered
Thomas R. Dunlap
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Description for In the Field, Among the Feathered
Thomas Dunlap shows how bird guides have changed with science and popular interest and how birding's twin activities, conservation and recreation, have over the last 120 years shaped our understanding of nature and supported its preservation as part of the nation and our lives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 halftones & 8 pg color insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; PDX; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199734597
SKU
V9780199734597
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-20
About Thomas R. Dunlap
Thomas R. Dunlap is Professor of History at Texas A & M University. He is the author of Faith in Nature: Environmentalism As Religious Quest.
Reviews for In the Field, Among the Feathered
"n the Field will be fascinating reading for any birder, naturalist, or student of environmental history. Highly recommended."
CHOICE "In the Field, Among the Feathered should be read by birders of all stripes who want to know more about the evolution of their hobby (or obsession). It also makes an important contribution to environmental history, placing birding in its larger ... Read more
CHOICE "In the Field, Among the Feathered should be read by birders of all stripes who want to know more about the evolution of their hobby (or obsession). It also makes an important contribution to environmental history, placing birding in its larger ... Read more