Book of Naturalists An Anthology of the Best Natural History

Name: Book of Naturalists An Anthology of the Best Natural History
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ISBN: 9780691024080

ISBN-10: 0691024081

ISBN-13: 9780691024080

Edition: 1988

Authors: William Beebe

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Anyone curious about animals, nature, or the history of biology will find much of interest in this ample and varied collection. Reflecting his infectious enthusiasm for "the best natural history," Beebe's personal assortment of favorites includes excerpts from massive sources, such as Audubon and Darwin, and intriguing pieces from lesser known authors most of us would not normally encounter. Arranged in chronological order, the small masterpieces here range from Aristotle to Rachel Carson. Each of them is introduced by an incisive and sometimes humorous description of its author.

Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 4/21/1988
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 520
Size: 5.47" wide x 13.46" long x 1.34" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English






Introduction


Cave Paintings from the Stone Age


Fishing-Frogs, Cuckoos, and Other Things


Disagreements between Elephants and Dragons; The Birth of Pearls


The Whale



The Migration of Birds



The Rhinoceros and the Mouse



"Little Animals"



Why Ants Have Wings



From Bats and Manatees to Cats and Camels



Concerning Birds, Bats, and a Tortoise



The Rattle Snake



Jungle River



The Sloth



The Wild Turkey



The Pond






Introduction


From Bahia and the Galapagos to the Origin of Species



Mimicry, and Other Protective Resemblances among Animals



The Aims of an Expedition



On a Piece of Chalk



Driver Ants



Patagonian Memories



The Water Ouzel



The Swarm



Tribulations of a Naturalist and The Courtship of the Scorpion



Foreword to A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open, and On an East African Ranch



About Tadpoles



The Termitodoxa, or Biology and Society



Penguins



Old Friends in New Places



Chagola



Foxes, Owls, and Polar Bears



Elephant Friends and Foes



The Migration of Elephants



Mammoths in the Flesh



The Sea Otter



The Tomb of the Pearl



Two Lives



The Emergence of the Half-Men



Looking Forward



The Uniqueness of Man



The Big Almendro



The Ties that Bind



The Seeds of Life and The Sleep of the Seed



Playboys of the Western World



In Defense of Octopuses



Odyssey of the Eel



Selected Biographical Material