A rich selection of passages from the authors 25 books includes delightful pieces, written with grace and elegance, about the rewards (and frustrations) of trout fishing; the lives and habits of foxes, chipmunks, hawks, weasels, honeybees, and other creatures; the rhythms of the seasons, and many other topics. Enhanced with 28 charming woodcut illustrations.
This volume contains a fantastic collection of nature poetry by American journalist Charles Fletcher Lummis. "Under the Maples" is highly recommended for fans of nature writing and poetry, and it is not to be missed by collectors of Lummis's beautiful work. Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859 - 1928) was an American journalist and activist for Native American rights and preservation. He was a traveller in the American Southwest, and became famous there as an historian, ethnographer, photographer, archaeologist, librarian, and poet. Other notable works by this author include: "New Mexican Folk Songs" (1952), "General Crook and the Apache Wars" (1966), "Bullying The Moqui" (1968). Contents include: "The Falling Leaves", "The Pleasures Of A Naturalist", "The Flight Of Birds", "Bird Intimacies", "A Midsummer Idyl", "Near Views Of Wild Life", "With Roosevelt At Pine Knot", "A Strenuous Holiday", "Under Genial Skies", "A Sheaf Of Nature Notes", "Ruminations", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
My Boyhood" is collection of autobiographical sketches by American naturalist John Burroughs. The sketches primarily concern his early boyhood and farm life; and were diligently compiled by his son, Julian Burroughs. John Burroughs (1837 - 1921) was an American naturalist, essayist, and active member of the U.S. conservation movement. Burroughs' work was incredibly popular during his lifetime, and his legacy has lived on in the form of twelve U.S. Schools named after him, Burroughs Mountain, and the John Burroughs Association-which publicly recognizes well-written and illustrated natural history publications. Other notable works by this author include: "Winter Sunshine" (1875), "Birds and Poets" (1877), and "Locusts and Wild Honey" (1879). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
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