From Blue Ridge to Barrier Islands: An Audubon Naturalist Reader - Hardcover

Minichiello

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801853842 ISBN 13: 9780801853845

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, 1996

Synopsis

A collection of nature writing specifically about the attraction of the central Atlantic region. Broader in scope than traditional essays, the selections bring together all the outdoor experiences that have brought people closer to the land: exploration; science; travel; country life; conservation; hunting and fishing. Here are Whitman's musings on bird migration at midnight; John Lederer's account of the first record expedition, with native guides to the summit of the Blue Ridge mountains; Pendleton Kennedy's reflections on a 19th-century fishing trip to Blackwater River; and Tom Horton on serious dangers the Potomac continues to face. From the awe and wonder of the first explorers to cries for conservation from contemporary writers, this work gathers examples of our changing views of the natural world and the values we place on it.

About this title

About the Author

J. Kent Minichiello, a retired professor of mathematics, is director of the Natural History Field Studies Program, a joint project of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School and the Audubon Naturalist Society. Anthony W. White is a retired naval officer and former president of both the Maryland Ornithological Society and the Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801853842
• ISBN 13: 9780801853845
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328