Author: Alexander WilsonPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Letters from Alexander Wilson to Charles Orr
Author: Alexander WilsonLetter from Alex[ander] Wilson to Charles Orr
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Author: Alexander WilsonThe Life and Letters of Alexander Wilson
Author: Alexander WilsonPublisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871691545
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
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 (Embodying many letters hitherto unpublished.).
Author: Allan Park PatonPublisher:
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Category : Ornithologists
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Under a Wild Sky
Author: William SouderPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0865476713
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
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."
The Life and Letters of Alexander Wilson
Author: Alexander WilsonPublisher: American Philosophical Society Press
ISBN: 9780871691545
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
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.
The Poetical Works of Alexander Wilson
Author: Alexander WilsonPublisher:
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Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Alexander Wilson, Poet-naturalist
Author: James Southall WilsonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Author: Alexander Wilson
Author: Alexander Wilson