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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul A. Johnsgard , Paul A. Johnsgard , Paul A. JohnsgardPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Imprint: University of Nebraska Press Edition: new edition ISBN: 9781496201577ISBN 10: 1496201574 Pages: 174 Publication Date: 01 September 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Author's Note Spring, 1860 North to the Flat Waters Platte Valley Spring Summer, 1900 Destination: Arctic The Tundra of Igiak Bay Fall, 1940 The Roof of the Continent Rendezvous at Horsehead Lake Winter, 1980 The Valley of the Sacred River The Staked Plains AfterwordReviewsThis is a very special story, a classic of nature writing that combines the keen observance of the scientist with the sensitivity of the naturalist. The result is a timeless story of the American landscape, wild creatures, and man. -Outdoor Press * Outdoor Press * Sensitively written, scientifically accurate as to the bird's habits and instincts, and gracefully illustrated. -Seattle Times * Seattle Times * One doesn't have to be a naturalist to find pleasure in this brief yet highly intriguing tale of a timeless ritual. -Living Today * Living Today * Many scientists and historians have written about the natural history of the Great Plains, but few so compellingly as Paul Johnsgard. -Annals of Iowa * Annals of Iowa * This is a very special story, a classic of nature writing that combines the keen observance of the scientist with the sensitivity of the naturalist. The result is a timeless story of the American landscape, wild creatures, and man. - Outdoor Press Sensitively written, scientifically accurate as to the bird's habits and instincts, and gracefully illustrated. - Seattle Times This is a very special story, a classic of nature writing that combines the keen observance of the scientist with the sensitivity of the naturalist. The result is a timeless story of the American landscape, wild creatures, and man. -Outdoor Press Outdoor Press Sensitively written, scientifically accurate as to the bird's habits and instincts, and gracefully illustrated. -Seattle Times Seattle Times One doesn't have to be a naturalist to find pleasure in this brief yet highly intriguing tale of a timeless ritual. -Living Today Living Today Many scientists and historians have written about the natural history of the Great Plains, but few so compellingly as Paul Johnsgard. -Annals of Iowa Annals of Iowa “This is a very special story, a classic of nature writing that combines the keen observance of the scientist with the sensitivity of the naturalist. The result is a timeless story of the American landscape, wild creatures, and man.”—Outdoor Press “Sensitively written, scientifically accurate as to the bird’s habits and instincts, and gracefully illustrated.”—Seattle Times “One doesn’t have to be a naturalist to find pleasure in this brief yet highly intriguing tale of a timeless ritual.”—Living Today “Many scientists and historians have written about the natural history of the Great Plains, but few so compellingly as Paul Johnsgard.”—Annals of Iowa Author InformationPaul A. Johnsgard is Foundation Regents Professor Emeritus in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He has received conservation and research awards from the National Audubon Society, the American Ornithologists’ Union, the National Wildlife Federation, and other state and national organizations. Johnsgard is the author of more than eighty books on natural history, including Sandhill and Whooping Cranes: Ancient Voices over America’s Wetlands and Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie: A Nebraska Year, both available in Bison Books editions. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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