Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Donald Culross Peattie
yhteensä 24 hakutulosta
Book of Hours
A Book of Hours contains 24 essays, one for each hour of the day, that seek to bridge the gap between definitive scientific philosophy and the sheer unadulterated beauty that …
Road of a Naturalist
The Road of a Naturalist is a fascinating autobiographical wonder written by one of America's most beloved naturalists at the height of his fame. A scientist, a philosopher, and a …
A Gathering of Birds
A Gathering of Birds is an anthology containing selected prose about birds by nineteen famous authors, such as Hudson, Audubon, and Thoreau, and includes brief biographical …
A Book of Hours
A Book of Hours contains 24 essays, one for each hour of the day, that seek to bridge the gap between definitive scientific philosophy and the sheer unadulterated beauty that …
Green Laurels - The Lives And Achievements Of The Great Naturalists
Originally published in the early 1900s. The illustrated contents include: Schoolmen and Herbalists - The Wonderful World of the Microscope - Science at Court: Buffon and Reaumur - …
A Century of Early Ecocriticism
In the 1970s the relationship between literature and the environment emerged as a topic of serious and widespread interest among writers and scholars. The ideas, debates, and texts …
The Complete Poetical Works of James Whitcomb Riley
""The Complete Poetical Works of James Whitcomb Riley"" is a collection of poems written by the American poet James Whitcomb Riley. The book includes all of Riley's published …
Flowering Earth
Flowering Earth is an extraordinary work in which Peattie explores the origin and significance of plant life with an unmatched sense of astonishment and reflection. According to …
A Natural History of North American Trees
"A volume for a lifetime" is how The New Yorker described the first of Donald Culross Peatie's two books about American trees published in the 1950s. In this one-volume edition, …
An Almanac for Moderns
An Almanac for Moderns contains a short essay for each day of the year that contemplates a unique but factual aspect of unbridled nature. According to a review in Nation, this …
Diversions of the Field
Diversions of the Field contains a collection of essays tackling the subjects of hunting, fishing, game animals, and wildlife throughout different regions of the country. The …