Listening to a Continent Sing
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-18089-2 (ISBN)
A birdsong expert's poignant and beautifully illustrated memoir of a bicycle journey across America with his son
Join birdsong expert Donald Kroodsma on a ten-week, ten-state bicycle journey as he travels with his son from the Atlantic to the Pacific, lingering and listening to our continent sing as no one has before. On remote country roads, over terrain vast and spectacular, from dawn to dusk and sometimes through the night, you will gain a deep appreciation for the natural symphony of birdsong many of us take for granted. Come along and marvel at how expressive these creatures are as Kroodsma leads you west across nearly five thousand miles—at a leisurely pace that enables a deep listen.
Listening to a Continent Sing is also a guided tour through the history of a young nation and the geology of an ancient landscape, and an invitation to set aside the bustle of everyday life to follow one's dreams. It is a celebration of flowers and trees, rocks and rivers, mountains and prairies, clouds and sky, headwinds and calm, and of local voices and the people you will meet along the way. It is also the story of a father and son deepening their bond as they travel the slow road together from coast to coast.
Beautifully illustrated throughout with drawings of birds and scenes and featuring QR codes that link to audio birdsong, this poignant and insightful book takes you on a travel adventure unlike any other—accompanied on every leg of your journey by birdsong.
Donald Kroodsma is professor emeritus of ornithology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a world-renowned authority on birdsong.
How to Listen Using the QR Codes vii
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue xiii
1. Beginnings 1
2. Peace, and War 12
3. Lemonade 20
4. Blue Ridge Dawn 30
5. A Virginia High 44
6. Appalachia 56
7. Boone Country 68
8. A Ride in Heaven 74
9. Laid Up 82
10. On the Road Again 86
11. Dawn Sweeps the Shawnee 96
12. The Ozarks 106
13. A Prairie Gem 115
14. Kansas Oceans 125
15. Shortgrass Prairie 136
16. Western Birds 146
17. Riding the Rockies 153
18. Sage and Song 163
19. Hello, Wyoming 173
20. The Oregon Trail 179
21. Grand Tetons 190
22. Into the Fire 199
23. Caterpillars Marching 207
24. Chief Joseph Pass 217
25. Lewis and Clark 225
26. Pacific Islands Incoming 233
27. Ascending into Oregon 242
28. Geological Chaos 251
29. Over the Cascades 261
30. A Homecoming 270
31. Land's End 280
Epilogue-Where Are They Now? 287
Notes 289
References 295
Index 299
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.06.2018 |
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| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-18089-X / 069118089X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-18089-2 / 9780691180892 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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