Birdwatcher

The Life of Roger Tory Peterson

Elizabeth Rosenthal (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

460 Seiten

2010
The Lyons Press (Verlag)
978-1-59921-962-2 (ISBN)

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An intimate biography of the father of American birdwatching—including rare photographs.

[2015 Reprint] Roger Tory Peterson—the Renaissance man who taught Americans the joy of watching birds—also invented the modern field guide. His 1934 landmark Field Guide to the Birds was the first book designed to go outdoors and help people identify the elements of nature. This self-proclaimed “student of nature” combined spectacular writing with detailed illustrations to ultimately publish many other books, winning every possible award and medal for natural science, ornithology, and conservation. Peterson also traveled the world, giving lectures on behalf of the National Audubon Society and, despite his self-effacing demeanor, becoming recognized as the key force to alerting the public to the importance of preserving nature. There are now an estimated 70 million birdwatchers in the United States.

For this meticulously detailed biography, Rosenthal has interviewed more than a hundred of Peterson’s family, friends, and associates to create a fully rounded portrait of this hero of the conservation movement. Never-before-seen photographs enhance this intimate portrayal.

Elizabeth J. Rosenthal (www.petersonbird.com) has published birding articles in Bird Watcher’s Digest, New Jersey Audubon, and Snowy Egret. She is the author of the acclaimed His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John. A longtime New Jersey civil servant, she lives in Burlington, New Jersey.

Part One: Fledgling
Chapter 1 - Boy Rebel to Boy Wonder
Chapter 2 - The Boy Wonder and the Conservative Conservationist
Chapter 3 - Spreading his Wings

Part Two: Intercontinental Migration
Chapter 4 - International Range
Chapter 5 - Anglo-American Mates in the U.S. Wild

Part Three: Paradoxical Homo Sapiens
Chapter 6 - A Super Pair and Their Habitat, Nest, and Brood
Chapter 7 - A Natural Obsession
Chapter 8 - Hidden Roger

Part Four: Conservation Stories
Chapter 9 - Embryonic Conservationism
Chapter 10 - Adventuresome Flights of Conservation
Chapter 11 - DDT, the Osprey, and the Old Lyme Offspring
Chapter 12 - The Wilds of Lindblad

Part Five: Inspiring Flights
Chapter 13 - Worldwide Progeny
Chapter 14 - Offerings
Chapter 15 - Maturing With National Audubon
Chapter 16 - Shooting Birds
Chapter 17 - Painterly Birds

Part Six: Bird Man of Bird Men
Chapter 18 - Territory Under Challenge
Chapter 19 - Still All Over the Range Map

Acknowledgments
Sources
Chapter Notes
Further Reading
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.3.2010
Verlagsort	Guilford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	567 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	1-59921-962-X / 159921962X
ISBN-13	978-1-59921-962-2 / 9781599219622
Zustand	Neuware