Letters from Alexander Wilson to Charles Orr
Title | Letters from Alexander Wilson to Charles Orr PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Wilson |
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Release | 1799 |
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Letter from Alex[ander] Wilson to Charles Orr
Title | Letter from Alex[ander] Wilson to Charles Orr PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Wilson |
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Release | 17?? |
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The Life and Letters of Alexander Wilson
Title | The Life and Letters of Alexander Wilson PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Wilson |
Publisher | American Philosophical Society |
Pages | 518 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780871691545 |
Alexander Wilson, expatriate Scotsman, poet, & reformer, has been called "the Father of American Ornithology." This collection of his letters, many of them new & many complete for the first time, captures a splendid & stimulating time in American history. Wilson was a confidant of William Bartram, a correspondent of Thomas Jefferson, a sensitive personality who set out as he said to make "a collection of all our finest birds." In pursuit of this goal he traveled through much of the eastern part of the U.S., often on foot. His letters well document the joy he felt at each new discovery as well as the terrible physical harships he endured. Though later overshadowed by J.J. Audubon, Wilson deserves much credit for being one of the pioneers in American ornithology. Includes an intro. by Clark Hunter, ed. of the letters.
Wilson the Ornithologist: a new chapter in his life. (Embodying many letters hitherto unpublished.).
Title | Wilson the Ornithologist: a new chapter in his life. (Embodying many letters hitherto unpublished.). PDF eBook |
Author | Allan Park Paton |
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Pages | 40 |
Release | 1863 |
Genre | Ornithologists |
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The Life and Letters of Alexander Wilson
Title | The Life and Letters of Alexander Wilson PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Wilson |
Publisher | American Philosophical Society Press |
Pages | 516 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Birds |
ISBN | 9780871691545 |
Alexander Wilson, expatriate Scotsman, poet, & reformer, has been called "the Father of American Ornithology." This collection of his letters, many of them new & many complete for the first time, captures a splendid & stimulating time in American history. Wilson was a confidant of William Bartram, a correspondent of Thomas Jefferson, a sensitive personality who set out as he said to make "a collection of all our finest birds." In pursuit of this goal he traveled through much of the eastern part of the U.S., often on foot. His letters well document the joy he felt at each new discovery as well as the terrible physical harships he endured. Though later overshadowed by J.J. Audubon, Wilson deserves much credit for being one of the pioneers in American ornithology. Includes an intro. by Clark Hunter, ed. of the letters.
Under a Wild Sky
Title | Under a Wild Sky PDF eBook |
Author | William Souder |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0865476713 |
Traces the life of John James Audubon, his efforts to record the wild birds of North America, and his fifteen-year struggle against a conventional scientific establishment to find a publisher for his masterwork, "The Birds of America."
Alexander Wilson, Poet-naturalist
Title | Alexander Wilson, Poet-naturalist PDF eBook |
Author | James Southall Wilson |
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Pages | 192 |
Release | 1906 |
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