| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 461 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-461). |
| Contents |
Preface -- pt. 1. The Old World -- 1. A visit home -- 2. Borowke -- 3. Boy warrior -- 4. Eggs, birds, and a panther -- 5. Ichneumon hunts -- 6. The snoring and drumming rails -- 7. A switch from light to dark -- 8. War -- 9. The flight -- 10. In the enchanted forest -- 11. Leave-taking -- pt. 2. The New World -- 12. The beginning -- 13. The Adamses -- 14. Home -- 15. New jobs, old life -- 16. Good will home -- 17. Making the cut -- 18. Year on safari -- 19. War : prospects and retrospect -- 20. A biology education -- 21. Making a discovery -- 22. Home to natural history -- 23. Cutting-edge typology -- 24. The Oriental and Russian manuscripts -- 25. Echoes -- Epilogue -- Author's note -- Notes and references. |
| Subject |
Heinrich, Bernd, 1940-
|
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Biologists -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0060742151 |
|
9780060742157 |
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