Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
The Audubon Magazine, Published in the Interests of the Audubon Society for the Protection of Birds
Author: A Passion for Birds
Author: Mark V. Barrow, Jr.Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691234655
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
In the decades following the Civil War--as industrialization, urbanization, and economic expansion increasingly reshaped the landscape--many Americans began seeking adventure and aesthetic gratification through avian pursuits. By the turn of the century, hundreds of thousands of middle-and upper-class devotees were rushing to join Audubon societies, purchase field guides, and keep records of the species they encountered in the wild. Mark Barrow vividly reconstructs this story not only through the experiences of birdwatchers, collectors, conservationists, and taxidermists, but also through those of a relatively new breed of bird enthusiast: the technically oriented ornithologist. In exploring how ornithologists struggled to forge a discipline and profession amidst an explosion of popular interest in natural history, A Passion for Birds provides the first book-length history of American ornithology from the death of John James Audubon to the Second World War. Barrow shows how efforts to form a scientific community distinct from popular birders met with only partial success. The founding of the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883 and the subsequent expansion of formal educational and employment opportunities in ornithology marked important milestones in this campaign. Yet by the middle of the twentieth century, when ornithology had finally achieved the status of a modern profession, its practitioners remained dependent on the services of birdwatchers and other amateur enthusiasts. Environmental issues also loom large in Barrow's account as he traces areas of both cooperation and conflict between ornithologists and wildlife conservationists. Recounting a colorful story based on the interactions among a wide variety of bird-lovers, this book will interest historians of science, environmental historians, ornithologists, birdwatchers, and anyone curious about the historical roots of today's birding boom.
The Auk
Author: Spare the Birds!
Author: Carolyn MerchantPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300215452
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y
Vick's Monthly Magazine
Author: Bird-lore
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Vols. 5-28 include its educational leaflets.
Audubon
Author: Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbyists in the United States
Author: Immanuel NessPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317471741
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
A comprehensive general reference on major American interest groups. This encyclopedia provides information on the lobbies and interest groups that dominate modern American politics. It provides descriptions of 13 categories of groups, followed by A-Z entries on the groups within that category.
Catalog Rules
Author: Catalogue of the Periodicals and Other Serial Publications
Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description