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The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America (Volume I)

The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America (Volume I)

T. Hornaday, William

Paperback

BiologyGeneral AnimalsGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353800471
ISBN13: 9789353800475
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 310
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before field guides were pocket-sized, natural history arrived as a grand survey. See America alive on paper. William T. Hornaday's The American Natural History, Volume I, is an illustrated natural history and a foundation of useful knowledge, designed to orient the reader in the living architecture of the continent: North American vertebrates, their animal classification and biology, and the wildlife habits and habitats that shape them. Moving from broad groups to the animals themselves, it balances definition with observation, reading as both a zoology reference volume and a book to browse with pleasure. As a classic wildlife encyclopedia of North America fauna, this work belongs to the moment when 19th century naturalists and museum science set out to map the living world for the public. It carries the directness and ambition associated with Smithsonian natural history books, yet stays approachable for curious readers, nature study for students, and anyone wanting a reliable homeschool science reference. For readers tracing American conservation history, Hornaday shows how scientific names, anatomy, range, and behaviour were organised before modern field ecology, and why clear public knowledge mattered to a nation. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it has been restored for today's and future generations, a key volume for any antique zoology book collection. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure for personal libraries, gift-giving, and serious reference on the history of zoology and North American wildlife, in classrooms, studies, and cabinets of curiosity alike.

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