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Geese Fly High
Jaques, Florence Page. Illus: Jaques, Francis Lee
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Description for Geese Fly High
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Jaques, Francis Lee. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 1KBBSL; 1KBBSR; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
A handsomely illustrated account, now in paperback for the first time.
Regional/Nature
A handsomely illustrated account, now in paperback for the first time.Florence Page Jaques and her husband, Francis Lee Jaques, who illustrates this classic with beautiful black-and-white nature drawings, experience an unusually thrilling winter vacation following the waterfowl migration. Beginning with a duck-hunting trip in Minnesota, Florence writes a lively and detailed account of their trip down the Mississippi flyway, through the White River bottom swamps in Arkansas, and around the Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary in the marshlands of Louisiana. "Mrs. Jaques’ text, like her observation, is artless and fresh. She observes ... Read more"It is a hearty, outdoors book, full of wind and sky color, full of feeling for things and places." New York Herald Tribune Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book SeriesTranslation Inquiries: University of Minnesota Press Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Series
Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816637805
SKU
V9780816637805
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Jaques, Florence Page. Illus: Jaques, Francis Lee
A poet and nature writer, Florence Page Jaques (1890-1972) collaborated with her husband on eight books, including Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country, reissued by the University of Minnesota Press in 1999. Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969) spent his childhood in Aitkin, Minnesota. His art is world renowned, with major collections housed in the American Museum ... Read more
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