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Alexander Wilson : the Scot who founded American ornithology / Edward H. Burtt, Jr., William E. Davis, Jr.
LIBRA QL31.W7 B87 2013
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burtt, Edward H., Jr., 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813.
- Wilson, Alexander.
- Ornithologists--United States--Biography.
- Ornithologists.
- Birds.
- Ornithology.
- History.
- United States.
- Ornithology--United States--History.
- Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813. American ornithology--Illustrations.
- Birds--United States--Pictorial works.
- Local Subjects:
- Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Pictorial works.
- Pictures.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- x, 444 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
- Contents:
- Themes in Wilson's life and writings
- A varied life
- Illustrating American ornithology
- Pioneer ornithologist
- Wilson's legacy
- Appendix A. On the shoulders of giants : Wilson's predecessors
- Appendix B. Wilson's contemporaries and correspondents.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-432) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674072558
- 0674072553
- OCLC:
- 812067681
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