| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
257 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Recounts Dempsey's descent from general respectability into birding mania. It is the story of an epic journey around American in search of the rarest and most beautiful birds the country has to offer. |
| Contents |
The Northeast: falling in love at home -- Arizona: watching Wezel Walraven work -- Florida: "This is Indian Territory! This is not the USA! Go back to England!" -- Michigan: What Charles Pease shot -- Pacific Northwest: People of the grass country -- Texas: No, no, it was a ringed kingfisher -- Colorado: On the trail of the white-tailed P-TAR-me-jen -- Peru. |
| Subject |
Bird watching -- United States -- Anecdotes.
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Dempsey, Luke.
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| ISBN |
9781596913554 hardcover |
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159691355X hardcover |
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