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A Naturalist in Alaska

By: Adolph Murie

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The larger mammals of North America are known mostly to a few big game hunters, while the ordinary public observes them only in captivity or tamed. Very few students of ecology have ever lived with these animals in their native habitat—even fewer have written about them from an ecological viewpoint. In this respect, Adolph Murie is almost unique. This book concerns the domestic ways of the wildlife in Alaska, the grizzly bear, the wolf, the lynx, the wolverine, the Dall sheep, the caribou, and the Arctic fox. But even more fascinating than the life cycles of these creatures are their interrelationships—prey and predator maintaining a delicate balance in one of the few remaining wildernesses of this continent.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1789125235

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9781789125238

A Naturalist in Alaska

By: Adolph Murie

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A Naturalist in Alaska

By: Adolph Murie

Winner of the John Burroughs Medal "A fascinating study of the life cycles of the animals of Alaska and their inter-relationships. One venturing to capture something of the true beauty of Alaska and its fauna will probably find it in this book."—Journal of the West "This book should be considerable aid to those who wish to preserve some of the great natural treasures still remaining in Alaska in the face of the inevitable pressures of a growing population. The writing is absolutely first rate. Highly recommended."—Library Journal

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313

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University of Arizona Press

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0816547475

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9780816547470

The First Oscar Hammerstein and New York's Golden Age of Theater and Music

By: Adolph S. Tomars

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The First Oscar Hammerstein and New York's Golden Age of Theater and Music

By: Adolph S. Tomars

Oscar Hammerstein I came to New York in the 1860s, a Prussian runaway with $1.50 in his pocket, and found work at a cigar factory. A decade later he was publishing the nation's leading tobacco trade journal and held dozens of patents for cigar-rolling machinery. He made a fortune and turned his efforts to theater. He built eight of them, including four around Longacre Square--later Times Square--which became a thriving theater district. A daring impresario, he was involved at all levels, from booking to composition to stagecraft. Throughout the Gay Nineties and early 20th century, he billed the world's top actors, prima donnas and vaudeville acts. Then, as now, show business was speculation and high adventure, with rivalries fought in the headlines. Always a storm center, Hammerstein played a skillful chess game with both partners and performers while staging first-class shows for capacity crowds. This biography--from an unfinished manuscript by the son of one of his stage managers--recounts the heyday of his bold productions, his often turbulent relationships with associates, and the birth of Broadway.

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217

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McFarland

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1476639132

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9781476639130

The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley

By: Adolph Murie

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The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley

By: Adolph Murie

For 25 years, Adolph Murie, one of North America�s greatest naturalists, spent his summers in Mount McKinley National Park (since renamed Denali National Park) tracking, recording, and interpreting the lives of grizzlies in one of their few remaining strongholds.

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University of Washington Press

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0295802707

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9780295802701

The Wolves of Mount McKinley

By: Adolph Murie

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The Wolves of Mount McKinley

By: Adolph Murie

In the time of Lewis and Clark, wolves were abundant throughout North America from the Arctic regions to Mexico. But man declared war on this cunning and powerful animal when cattle replaced the buffalo on the western plains, reducing the wolf’s range to those few areas in the Far North where economic necessity did not call for its extinction. Between 1939 and 1941, Adolph Murie, one of North America’s greatest naturalists, made a field study of the relationship between wolves and Dall sheep in Mount McKinley National Park (since renamed Denali National Park) which has come to be respected as a classic work of natural history. In this study Murie not only described the life cycle of Alaskan wolves in greater detail than has ever been done, but he discovered a great deal about the entire ecological network of predator and prey. The issues surrounding the survival of the wolf and its prey are more important today than ever, and Murie helps us understand the careful balance that must be maintained to ensure that these magnificent animals prosper. Originally available only in government publications which are long out-of-print, this account of a much maligned animal is now available in its first popular edition.

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259

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University of Washington Press

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0295802693

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9780295802695

The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley

By: Adolph Murie

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A Naturalist in Alaska

A Naturalist in Alaska

A Naturalist in Alaska

A Naturalist in Alaska

The First Oscar Hammerstein and New York's Golden Age of Theater and Music

The First Oscar Hammerstein and New York's Golden Age of Theater and Music

The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley

The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley

The Wolves of Mount McKinley

The Wolves of Mount McKinley

The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley

The Grizzlies of Mount McKinley

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