Displaying 1 of 1 1964 Format: Book Author: Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. Title: Thoreau on birds / compiled and with commentary by Helen Cruickshank ; foreword by Roger Tory Peterson. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : McGraw-Hill, [1964] ©1964 Description: 331 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, map, portrait ; 26 cm Summary: Selections from Thoreau's writings, with comments about the birds and places discussed. Subjects: Birds -- New England. Birds. Other Author: Cruickshank, Helen Gere, compiler, writer of added commentary. Peterson, Roger Tory, writer of foreword. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 323) and index. Contents: Introduction: Thoreau's birds -- Map of the town of Concord -- Birds by a lakeside cabin -- Some species of birds from Thoreau's journal -- Thoreau's ornithological reference books -- General bird notes -- Birds of Massachusetts -- By boat as far as the mountains -- Navigation by the stars -- In the great northern wilderness -- Where gulls wheel amid the spray -- Ceaseless song in Tuckerman's ravine -- To the land of wild Indians -- An alphabetical list of Thoreau's birds. LCCN: 64022951 Other Number: 301765 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 39423 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 598.2 Thoreau Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Displaying 1 of 1
