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Download or read book John Xántus written by Ann Zwinger and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Xántus was a bit of a charlatan; of that there is little doubt. He lied about his exploits, joined the U.S. Army under an assumed name, and managed to alienate most of the people he met. Yet this Hungarian immigrant became one of the Smithsonian Institution’s most successful collectors of natural history specimens in the mid-nineteenth century, and he is credited with the discovery of many new species in the American West. From his station at Ft. Tejon in California’s Tehachapi Mountains, Xántus carried on a lengthy correspondence with Spencer Baird at the Smithsonian, to whom he shipped the specimens he had trapped or shot in the surrounding sierra and deserts. A prolific letter writer, Xántus faithfully reported his findings as he bemoaned his circumstances and worried about his future. Working from Smithsonian archives, natural history writer Ann Zwinger has assembled Xántus’s unpublished letters into a book that documents his trials and triumphs in the field and reveals much about his dubious character. The letters also bring to life a time and place on the western frontier from which Xántus was able to observe a broad panorama of American history in the making. Zwinger’s lively introduction sets the stage for Xántus’s correspondence and examines the apparent contradictions between the man’s personal and professional lives. Her detailed notes to the letters further clarify his discoveries and shed additional light on his checkered career.
Download or read book Xantus written by János Xántus and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by : Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Download or read book Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia written by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Publications of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia": v. 53, 1901, p. 788-794.
Book Synopsis Review of American Birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution by : Spencer Fullerton Baird
Download or read book Review of American Birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution written by Spencer Fullerton Baird and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-03-12 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1864-1872.
Book Synopsis Review of American Birds, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution by : Spencer Fullerton Baird
Download or read book Review of American Birds, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution written by Spencer Fullerton Baird and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Review of American Birds by : Anonymous
Download or read book Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Review of American Birds written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-05-06 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Book Synopsis William Stimpson and the Golden Age of American Natural History by : Ronald Scott Vasile
Download or read book William Stimpson and the Golden Age of American Natural History written by Ronald Scott Vasile and published by Northern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Stimpson was at the forefront of the American natural history community in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Stimpson displayed an early affinity for the sea and natural history, and after completing an apprenticeship with famed naturalist Louis Agassiz, he became one of the first professionally trained naturalists in the United States. In 1852, twenty-year-old Stimpson was appointed naturalist of the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition, where he collected and classified hundreds of marine animals. Upon his return, he joined renowned naturalist Spencer F. Baird at the Smithsonian Institution to create its department of invertebrate zoology. He also founded and led the irreverent and fun-loving Megatherium Club, which included many notable naturalists. In 1865, Stimpson focused on turning the Chicago Academy of Sciences into one of the largest and most important museums in the country. Tragically, the museum was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and Stimpson died of tuberculosis soon after, before he could restore his scientific legacy. This first-ever biography of William Stimpson situates his work in the context of his time. As one of few to collaborate with both Agassiz and Baird, Stimpson's life provides insight into the men who shaped a generation of naturalists--the last before intense specialization caused naturalists to give way to biologists. Historians of science and general readers interested in biographies, science, and history will enjoy this compelling biography.
Book Synopsis Bulletin of the Cooper Ornithological Club of California by :
Download or read book Bulletin of the Cooper Ornithological Club of California written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution by : Smithsonian Institution
Download or read book Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution written by Smithsonian Institution and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles by : Bo Beolens
Download or read book The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles written by Bo Beolens and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy to use and filled with addictive--and highly useful--information about the people whose names will be carried into the future on the backs of the world's reptiles, The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles is a handy and fun book for professional and amateur herpetologists alike.
Book Synopsis Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories by : Elliott Coues
Download or read book Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories written by Elliott Coues and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 1142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report consists of a series of monographs of the several North American families of Rodentia based primarily upon the collections furnished by the Survey.
Book Synopsis Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories by : Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
Download or read book Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories written by Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 1142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America by : Rick Wright
Download or read book Peterson Reference Guide to Sparrows of North America written by Rick Wright and published by Peterson Reference Guides. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sparrows are as complicated as they are common. This is an essential guide to identifying 76 kinds, along with a fascinating history of human interactions with them. What, exactly, is a sparrow? All birders (and many non‑birders) have essentially the same mental image of a pelican, a duck, or a flamingo, and a guide dedicated to waxwings or kingfishers would need nothing more than a sketch and a single sentence to satisfactorily identify its subject. Sparrows are harder to pin down. This book covers one family (Passerellidae), which includes towhees and juncos, and 76 members of the sparrow clan. Birds have a human history, too, beginning with their significance to native cultures and continuing through their discovery by science, their taxonomic fortunes and misfortunes, and their prospects for survival in a world with ever less space for wild creatures. This book includes not just facts and measurements, but stories--of how birds got their names and how they were discovered--of their entanglement with human history.
Book Synopsis Bulletin by : United States National Museum
Download or read book Bulletin written by United States National Museum and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by :
Download or read book Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 25 is composed entirely of the Alice Eastwood semi-centennial publications, no. 1-18, of the California Academy of Sciences.
Book Synopsis Eocene of the Lower Cowlitz River Valley, Washington by : Charles Edwin Weaver
Download or read book Eocene of the Lower Cowlitz River Valley, Washington written by Charles Edwin Weaver and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences by : Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Download or read book Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences written by Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
