Bibliograph

Journeys through paradise, pioneering naturalists in the Southeast, Gail Fishman

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Journeys through paradise, pioneering naturalists in the Southeast, Gail Fishman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-297) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

portraitsmapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Journeys through paradise

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

45172976

Responsibility statement

Gail Fishman

Sub title

pioneering naturalists in the Southeast

Table Of Contents

First contact -- Illuminating natural history: Mark Catesby (April 3, 1683-December 23, 1749) -- The Bartram legacy: John Bartram (May 23, 1699-September 1777), William Bartram (April 9, 1739-July 22, 1823) -- The intriguing naturalist: André Michaux (March 7, 1746-November 1802) -- A peculiar liking for insects: John Abbot (June 11, 1751-1840) -- The lovely face of nature: Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766-August 23, 1813) -- The man who painted birds: John James Audubon (April 26, 1785-January 27, 1851) -- The Garden of Eden: Hardy Bryan Croom (October 8, 1797-October 9, 1837) -- Medicine man: Alvan Wentworth Chapman (September 28, 1809-April 6, 1899) -- Walking in heaven's light: John Muir (April 21, 1838-December 24, 1914) -- A voice for Florida conservation: John Kunkel Small (January 31, 1869-January 21, 1938) -- Saving a swamp: Roland Harper (August 11, 1878-April 30, 1966), Francis Harper (November 17, 1886-November 17, 1972)

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