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Book Synopsis John Kirk Townsend Correspondence to John Bachman by : John Kirk Townsend
Download or read book John Kirk Townsend Correspondence to John Bachman written by John Kirk Townsend and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Correspondence from naturalist John Kirk Townsend (1809-1851), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to naturalist John Bachman (1790-1874), of Charleston, South Carolina, dated from 1838 to 1848. In a letter dated January 21, 1838, Townsend mentions possibly writing an account of his part in the expedition of Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth (1802-1856) to the Pacific, as well as an appendix describing the mammals and birds he collected. He also offers to send some of the quadruped specimens to Bachman for description, including Canis nubilus, spotted lynx, and various species of hare, some of which were preserved in spirits and corrosive sublimate. He also writes in 1838 about sending additional quadrupeds to Bachman, such as squirrels, a weasel, and meadow mice, and a prospectus for his book, The Narrative of a journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, which was published in 1839. In a letter dated September 27, 1843, Townsend urges Bachman to complete descriptions of the quadrupeds he had sent and discusses his new interest in entomology, asking if Bachman would collect and send him local insect specimens. "I am crazy for insects, & will do anything not dishonorable to obtain them," he writes. A letter dated March 16, 1848, expresses condolences for the death of one of Bachman's children, and asks him to return Townsend's quadruped specimens, which Townsend was planning to sell to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
Book Synopsis Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c by : John Kirk Townsend
Download or read book Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c written by John Kirk Townsend and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis John Kirk Townsend Correspondence to Victor Gifford Audubon by : John Kirk Townsend
Download or read book John Kirk Townsend Correspondence to Victor Gifford Audubon written by John Kirk Townsend and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Correspondence from naturalist John Kirk Townsend (1809-1851), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to naturalist and scientific illustrator Victor Gifford Audubon (1809-1860) concerning the exchange and classification of animal specimens and skins, dated July 20, 1848. Townsend writes he is sending a box of squirrel skins to Victor Audubon, and he offers to forward quadruped specimens he is expecting that were collected by John Charles Frémont (1813-1890) in California. Townsend writes that several of his own skins, including "the only perfect specimen of the curious & rare Plecotus Townsendii," are in the hands of naturalist John Bachman (1790-1874), despite several requests for their return, and Townsend asks Victor Audubon to mention the matter if he writes to Bachman. He also writes that he hopes the health of Victor Audubon's father, John James Audubon (1785-1851), has improved.
Book Synopsis John Kirk Townsend and John Torrey Correspondence by : John Kirk Townsend
Download or read book John Kirk Townsend and John Torrey Correspondence written by John Kirk Townsend and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Correspondence from John Kirk Townsend to John Torrey, dated 1841, discussing his desire to obtain funding from a mutual acquaintance, naturalist Thomas Bridges ("Brydges"), for his projected collecting expedition to California.
Book Synopsis John Kirk Townsend by : Barbara Mearns
Download or read book John Kirk Townsend written by Barbara Mearns and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Kirk Townsend was an ornithologist from Philadelphia who crossed the Rocky Mountains in 1834 and visited Hawaii twice, returning with a great haul of bird and mammal specimens used by John James Audubon for his 'Birds of America' and 'Viviparous Quadrupeds'. The authors examine his life and track his journey.
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Book Synopsis Figures in a Western Landscape by : Elizabeth Stevenson
Download or read book Figures in a Western Landscape written by Elizabeth Stevenson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-04 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Figures in a Western Landscape is an absolutely stunning book. A biographer's take on the story of the American West, it posits that the turns of history are based on people-major 'figures' who shape their time and place. In her sequence of biographical essays, Elizabeth Stevenson tells the story of the northern Rockies and, in particular, Montana, a state of mind even more than it is a state of the Union. As her readers have come to expect, she offers more than a mere recounting of events. Stevenson captures the humanity of her subjects."" -Charles Little, author of Louis Bromfield at Malabar and Greenways for AmericaThe northern Rocky Mountains and adjacent high plains were the last American West. Here was the final enactment of our national drama-the last explorations, the final battles of the Indian wars, the closing of the frontier. In Figures in a Western Landscape, award-winning biographer Elizabeth Stevenson humanizes the history of the region with a procession of individual lives moving across generations. Each of the sixteen men and women depicted left behind his or her own unique written record or oral history. The stories they have bequeathed are rich in revealing anecdote and colorful detail. Among them: Meriwether Lewis, America's ""most introspective explorer,"" John Kirk Townsend, known to the Chinooks as ""the bird chief,"" Pretty-Shield, wife of the Crow scout who warned Custer to turn back at Little Big Horn, James and Granville Stuart, early settlers lured by rumors of gold in the 1850s.In a concluding chapter, Stevenson draws on previously unpublished material to reveal new information about Martha Jane Cannary Burke, better known as Calamity Jane, the woman who could ride, shoot, and drive a mule team as well as any man (but who once failed to ""pass"" because she didn't cuss her mules like one). She lies buried in Deadwood, South Dakota, next to the man some said was her husband, Wild Bill Hickok.These and other men and women whose stories Stevenson
Book Synopsis Townsend's Warbler by : Paul Fleischman
Download or read book Townsend's Warbler written by Paul Fleischman and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the 1834 cross-continental journey of naturalist John Townsend and his many discoveries, including the warbler that bears his name.
Book Synopsis Light and Photosynthesis in Aquatic Ecosystems by : John T. O. Kirk
Download or read book Light and Photosynthesis in Aquatic Ecosystems written by John T. O. Kirk and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-04-21 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Penetration of light into aquatic ecosystems is greatly affected by the absorption and scattering processes that take place within the water. Thus within any water body, the intensity and colour of the light field changes greatly with depth and this has a marked influence on both the total productivity of, and the kinds of plant that predominate in, the ecosystem. This study presents an integrated and coherent treatment of the key role of light in aquatic ecosystems. It ranges from the physics of light transmission within water, through the biochemistry and physiology of aquatic photosynthesis, to the ecological relationships which depend on the underwater light climate.
Book Synopsis The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America by : John James Audubon
Download or read book The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America written by John James Audubon and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Crania Americana by : Samuel George Morton
Download or read book Crania Americana written by Samuel George Morton and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Clinical Manual for Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal Patients by : John A. Chiles
Download or read book Clinical Manual for Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal Patients written by John A. Chiles and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first edition of Clinical Manual for Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal Patients was published in 2005, advances have been made that increase our understanding of suicidal and self-destructive behavior. Although clinicians cannot unerringly predict which patients will die by suicide, they can focus more successfully on early identification of suicidal behavior and effective intervention, and this new edition of the clinical manual thoroughly explores not only assessment of suicidality but what comes after an at-risk patient has been identified. The authors argue that treating specific psychiatric disorders is not enough to prevent suicide, and they offer clinicians the necessary information and strategies to bridge that gap. The authors' main premise is that suicide is a dangerous and short-term problem-solving behavior designed to regulate or eliminate intense emotional pain -- a quick fix where a long-term effective solution is needed -- and this understanding is the underpinning of the assessment and treatment strategies the authors recommend. The content of this new edition has been thoroughly reviewed and revised, and substantive changes have been made to specific chapters to ensure that the book represents the most current thinking and research, while retaining the strengths of the previous edition. The chapter on assessment has been revised to put the fundamental components of effective treatment in a clinical, case-oriented context and includes an easy-to-use assessment protocol that allows clinicians to determine where individual patients stand on seven dimensions (cognitive rigidity, problem-solving deficits, heightened mental pain, emotionally avoidant coping style, interpersonal deficits, self-control deficits, and environmental stress and social support deficits). The many issues involved in the use of psychotropic medications in suicidal patients are addressed in a new chapter, which includes information on the relevant classes of drugs (such as antidepressants and antianxiety agents) and the issues that may arise with their use, including side effects, degree of lethality, and tendency to aggravate suicidality on introduction and withdrawal of the medication. The chapter on special populations has been expanded to include adolescents, elders, and patients with co-occurring substance abuse or psychosis. Because of additional vulnerabilities, treating these groups may call for the use of added or special techniques to ensure the best therapeutic outcomes. Primary care physicians are the first point of contact for many patients, and they may require additional preparation in order to assess and respond to those experiencing suicidal thoughts. The chapter "Suicidal Patients in Primary Care" explores strategies for screening, recognizing, and assessing risk; treating the initial crisis; and developing a crisis management plan. "Tips for Success" appear at intervals, and "The Essentials" are included at the end of each chapter, highlighting the most important concepts. In addition, there are scores of helpful charts and exercises. Practical, accessible, and reader-friendly, the Clinical Manual for Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal Patients is not an academic book but rather is one designed to become an indispensable part of clinicians' working libraries.
Book Synopsis Catalogue of Skulls of Man and the Inferior Animals, in the Collection of Samuel George Morton by : Samuel George Morton
Download or read book Catalogue of Skulls of Man and the Inferior Animals, in the Collection of Samuel George Morton written by Samuel George Morton and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Snow Goose written by Paul Gallico and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moving wartime story of friendship and heroism, set against the dramatic backdrop of the World War II Battle of Dunkirk In the marshes of Essex, one of the last wild places left in England, a disfigured artist lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse. Shunned by society, he spends his days painting scenes of the coast and the birds that migrate to the meadowlands every winter. His days are solitary until one November afternoon, a young girl from a nearby village comes to his door carrying a wounded snow goose in her arms. The unlikely pair develop a friendship that deepens over the ensuing years, waiting together for the arrival of the birds every autumn. In 1940, with England at war, the birds depart early from the shores. The man, too, is called away by his duty as an Englishman to help evacuate the soldiers stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk. A moving tale of love, war, bravery, and sacrifice.
Book Synopsis Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River by : John Kirk Townsend
Download or read book Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River written by John Kirk Townsend and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This epic travelogue by doctor and naturalist John Kirk Townsend follows his progress across the danger-fraught wilderness of North America in the 1830s. Townsend was one of thousands of young, adventurous men who ventured westwards. Many of these fellows were trappers and hunters who sought to earn a living finding and selling the pelts of animals. These 'mountain men' were among the first white people to ever witness the Rocky Mountains in person. The ruggedness of these land would claim the lives of many, especially in the initial years when the landscapes were uncharted and unknown. Unlike most of the men who blazed a trail in those early days, Townsend was a man of science trained in medicine. For this he was a valuable asset to other travelers, for whom injury and illness was a frequent fact of life. From these travels, Townsend honed his observational skills as a naturalist; he became famous for collecting and cataloguing numerous new animals, particularly exotic birds native to North America. Beginning his trek in the city of St. Louis, and bidding farewell to the last of the human comforts of urban life, Townsend immediately sets to telling of life going west. He sets a descriptive tone; telling the reader about the Native American tribes, their customs and dress, and the many creatures large and small he would spot along his route. This narrative is valuable for offering a glimpse of the Western frontier as it was long ago; individuals who would otherwise be forgotten and lost to time are described and given life by Townsend. The priests, merchants, trappers and Native Americans he encounters are brought to life, and together they imbue this travelogue with a unique, historical richness.
Book Synopsis Crania Ægyptiaca by : Samuel George Morton
Download or read book Crania Ægyptiaca written by Samuel George Morton and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about observations on Egyptian ethnography, derived from anatomy, history and the monuments. The author Morton, who is also an American physician, believed in polygenism and that the skull capacity influenced the intellectual ability. In this work he focuses on the measurements and particularities of crania found in Egyptian tombs and compare them to other nationalities.
Book Synopsis Prominent Families of New York by : Lyman Horace Weeks
Download or read book Prominent Families of New York written by Lyman Horace Weeks and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
