Main Title |
The remarkable life of William Beebe : explorer and naturalist / |
Author |
Gould, Carol Grant.
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Publisher |
Island Press/Shearwater Books, |
Year Published |
2004 |
OCLC Number |
55494944 |
ISBN |
1559638583; 9781559638586; 9781597261074; 1597261076 |
Subjects |
Zoologists--Biography ;
Explorers--Biography
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Additional Subjects |
Beebe, William,--1877-1962
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJDM |
QL31.B37G68 2004 |
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Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
01/21/2005 |
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Collation |
xv, 447 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-429) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Naturalist -- Counting crows -- Fledging -- Portrait of the naturalist as a young man -- Sailing North -- The scientists' apprentice -- Bronx Zoological Park -- Widening horizons -- Nestbuilding -- Ornithologist -- Flying South -- Migration -- The naturalist as author -- Rain forest at last -- In search of wildness -- City lights -- Pheasant jungles -- Western Himalayas -- Bearing East -- Recalibration -- Betrayal -- Wilderness found -- Jungle peace -- Marine Biologist -- The Encantadas -- New York Aerie -- The Arcturus adventure -- Fire and water -- Elswyth -- Bermuda diary -- Out of the depths -- On the air -- Half mile down -- Fishing -- Tropical ecologist -- Ocean to jungle -- Rancho Grande -- High jungle -- Simla -- Home to roost -- Simla sunset. Annotation Annotation |