A WORLD OF WATCHERS : An Informal History of the American Passion for Birds--From Its Scientific Beginnings to the Great Birding Boom of Today
by Kastner, Joseph
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- ISBN 10
- 0394528697
- ISBN 13
- 9780394528694
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New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Louis Agassoz Fuertes (Illustrator). Stated First Edtion. Text/BRAND NEW. Gilt embossed bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/trace edge rubs/NF; under mylar. Nature writer Joseph Kastner ( - 1997) is well known for his 1977 book, "A Species of Eternity,'' a study of early American naturalists. In this volume Kastner chronicles bird-watching in America and the individuals influencing it, beginning with the early watchers, who included military men and explorers, and continuing up to the mid-1980's, when 450,000 bird-watchers belonged to various affiliates of the National Audubon Society.
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- Title
- A WORLD OF WATCHERS : An Informal History of the American Passion for Birds--From Its Scientific Beginnings to the Great Birding Boom of Today
- Author
- Kastner, Joseph
- Illustrator
- Louis Agassoz Fuertes (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0394528697
- ISBN 13
- 9780394528694
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- History/America/Birding/Bird Watching
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- Ornithology/Birds;
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