Naturalists of the Frontier [Second Edition]

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Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789120926
Total Pages : 566 pages
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Book Synopsis Naturalists of the Frontier [Second Edition] by : Dr. Samuel Wood Geiser

Download or read book Naturalists of the Frontier [Second Edition] written by Dr. Samuel Wood Geiser and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This acclaimed study of the history of scientific exploration in the Southwest from renowned biologist Dr. Samuel Wood Geiser, first published in its present revised edition in 1948, would be of interest to many types of readers: For those who love stories, of adventure and struggle, it narrates the lives and varying fates of men who lived under strange and difficult conditions, and who met those conditions, some with heroic resolution and resourcefulness, some with fainting and failure, many with a mixture of both. These lives are presented, not in the style of the popular semi-fiction of the day, but with such accuracy as only a thorough study of many sorts of records makes possible; yet, too, with sympathy and insight into human nature throughout. For those interested in, frontier life and frontier stories this book presents an unwonted aspect of that life: the struggle for culture and for science under frontier conditions: a struggle no less heroic than that of the fighting pioneer. Naturalists of the Frontier realistically portrays the hard material conditions of frontier life, yet these are illumined by the ideals of the men who subdued those conditions. The student of the early history of the Southwest, and particularly of Texas, will find here presented unusual and significant aspects of that history. For the historian of science this book pictures the beginnings of science in a new country; it shows what science must be under frontier conditions—an examination of the resources of the region, rather than a study of underlying problems.

Frontier Naturalist

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Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 0826352197
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Frontier Naturalist written by Russell M. Lawson and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a true story of discovery and discoverers in what was the northern frontier region of Mexico in the years before the Mexican War. In 1826, when the story begins, the region was claimed by both Mexico and the United States. Neither country knew much about the lands crossed by such rivers as the Guadalupe, Brazos, Nueces, Trinity, and Rio Grande. Jean Louis Berlandier, a French naturalist, was part of a team sent out by the Mexican Boundary Commission to explore the area. His role was to collect specimens of flora and fauna and to record detailed observations of the landscapes and peoples through which the exploring party traveled. His observations, including sketches and paintings of plants, landmarks, and American Indians, were the first compendium of scientific observations of the region to be collected and eventually published. Here, historian Russell Lawson tells the story of this multinational expedition, using Berlandier’s copious records as a way of conveying his view of the natural environment. Lawson’s narrative allows us to peer over Berlandier’s shoulder as he traveled and recorded his experiences. Berlandier and Lawson show us an America that no longer exists.

California's Frontier Naturalists

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520927508
Total Pages : 501 pages
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Book Synopsis California's Frontier Naturalists by : Richard G Beidleman

Download or read book California's Frontier Naturalists written by Richard G Beidleman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-03-02 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles the fascinating story of the enthusiastic, stalwart, and talented naturalists who were drawn to California’s spectacular natural bounty over the decades from 1786, when the La Pérouse Expedition arrived at Monterey, to the Death Valley expedition in 1890–91, the proclaimed "end" of the American frontier. Richard G. Beidleman’s engaging and marvelously detailed narrative describes these botanists, zoologists, geologists, paleontologists, astronomers, and ethnologists as they camped under stars and faced blizzards, made discoveries and amassed collections, kept journals and lost valuables, sketched flowers and landscapes, recorded comets and native languages. He weaves together the stories of their lives, their demanding fieldwork, their contributions to science, and their exciting adventures against the backdrop of California and world history. California's Frontier Naturalists covers all the major expeditions to California as well as individual and institutional explorations, introducing naturalists who accompanied boundary surveys, joined federal railroad parties, traveled with river topographical expeditions, accompanied troops involved with the Mexican War, and made up California’s own geological survey. Among these early naturalists are famous names—David Douglas, Thomas Nuttall, John Charles Fremont, William Brewer—as well as those who are less well-known, including Paolo Botta, Richard Hinds, and Sara Lemmon.

Adventures of a Frontier Naturalist

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Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
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Book Synopsis Adventures of a Frontier Naturalist by : Gideon Lincecum

Download or read book Adventures of a Frontier Naturalist written by Gideon Lincecum and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life and times of Dr. Gideon Lincecum.

California's Frontier Naturalists

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520230108
Total Pages : 501 pages
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Book Synopsis California's Frontier Naturalists by : Richard G. Beidleman

Download or read book California's Frontier Naturalists written by Richard G. Beidleman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-03-02 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In California's Frontier Naturalists, Richard Beidleman has eloquently chronicled the history of explorations and discovery that revealed the grand legacy of California's biodiversity. More than just a series of scholarly essays about naturalists, collections, and species, this book provides lively insight into the motivation that lured diverse naturalists to California's 'natural cornucopia', their personalities, their remarkable experiences, and their lasting contributions."—Dieter Wilken, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Naturalists of the Frontier

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ISBN 13 : 9780870740596
Total Pages : 302 pages
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Book Synopsis Naturalists of the Frontier by : Samuel Wood Geiser

Download or read book Naturalists of the Frontier written by Samuel Wood Geiser and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents: The naturalist on the frontier.--Jacob Boll.--In defense of Jean Louis Berlandier.--Thomas Drummond.--Audubon in Texas.--Louis Cachand Ervendberg.--Ferdinand Jakob Lindheimer.--Ferdinand Roemer and his travels in Texas.--Charles Wright.--Gideon Lincecum.--Julien Reverchon.--Gustaf Wilhelm Belfrage.--Notes on scientists of the first frontier.--Principal sources of the foregoing chapters (p. 264-269)--A partial list of naturalists and collectors in Texas, 1820-1880.--Incomplete list of the author's publications on the history of science in early Texas (p. 285-288).

Elliott Coues

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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252069871
Total Pages : 540 pages
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Book Synopsis Elliott Coues by : Paul Russell Cutright

Download or read book Elliott Coues written by Paul Russell Cutright and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known as the author of the pioneering Key to North American Birds, Elliott Coues (1842-99) was one of America's most renowned but least understood ornithologists and historians-as well as a naturalist, anatomist, taxonomist, writer and editor, Army surgeon on the American frontier, occultist, and the youngest person ever to become a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Now available in paperback, this comprehensive biography of a brilliant, ambitious, and phenomenally productive man ranks as the definitive life of Elliott Coues.

Berlandier

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Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1426984960
Total Pages : 159 pages
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Book Synopsis Berlandier by : James Kaye

Download or read book Berlandier written by James Kaye and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Berlandier: A French Naturalist on the Texas Frontier tells the history of Jean Louis Berlandier (1805-1851), remembered as one of the most enlightened naturalists of the American Southwest. He was one of the first to investigate the natural history of the Gulf Coastal Plain, the Rio Grande Valley, the Balcones Escarpment and the Edwards Plateau. Students of Texas biology have learned about Berlandier through such species as the Texas Green-Eyed Sunflower, Texas Windflower, Texas Tortoise, and the Rio Grande Leopard Frog. Between 1826 and 1828, Berlandier collected these species for the Academy of Natural Sciences, Geneva, and studied the Indians of Texas for the Mexican Ministry of the Interior, resulting in his scholarly treatise, The Indians of Texas, in 1830. Berlandiers plant collections are in twenty-seven world herbaria, and many hundreds of his insects, mollusks, reptiles, birds, and mammals are in prestigious institutions such as the Smithsonian and the United States National Museum. Most of the Indian material collected by Berlandier is in the Gilchrest Museum, and the wealth of his writing resides in the libraries of Yale, Harvard, Texas A&M, and the University of Texas. His diary, the most important of his writings, consists of more than 1,500 pages, currently housed in the Library of Congress; it serves as the basis of this history of his life and work.

The Tribes on My Frontier

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
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Science on the Texas Frontier

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Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780890967904
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (679 download)

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Book Synopsis Science on the Texas Frontier by : Gideon Lincecum

Download or read book Science on the Texas Frontier written by Gideon Lincecum and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains selections from the letters and scientific writings of Dr. Gideon Lincecum about the things he observed while he was studying nature in Texas.

Hawke's Way

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Total Pages : 258 pages
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The Tribes on My Frontier; An Indian Naturalist's Foreign Policy

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Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781354370568
Total Pages : 232 pages
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Download or read book The Tribes on My Frontier; An Indian Naturalist's Foreign Policy written by Edward Hamilton Aitken and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-04-23 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

TRIBES ON MY FRONTIER AN INDIA

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Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781371582982
Total Pages : 262 pages
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Download or read book TRIBES ON MY FRONTIER AN INDIA written by Edward Hamilton 1851-1909 Aitken and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Tribes on My Frontier; An Indian Naturalist's Foreign Policy

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ISBN 13 : 9781356219247
Total Pages : 232 pages
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Download or read book The Tribes on My Frontier; An Indian Naturalist's Foreign Policy written by Edward Hamilton Aitken and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Vernon Bailey

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Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623496802
Total Pages : 474 pages
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Book Synopsis Vernon Bailey by : David J. Schmidly

Download or read book Vernon Bailey written by David J. Schmidly and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-23 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, this volume presents Vernon Bailey’s correspondences and field notes spanning the majority of his life and career, collected and annotated by David J. Schmidly. Born in 1864 and raised on a Minnesota farm, Vernon Bailey became the first person to conduct extensive biological surveys of Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Oregon. He was one of the founding members of the American Society of Mammalogists and pioneered the humane treatment of animals during fieldwork, developing and patenting traps designed to limit injuries or unnecessary stress. From an early age, Bailey developed an affinity for animals, observing their behaviors and eventually collecting specimens for closer study. He developed his own traps for catching mammals, birds, and reptiles and taught himself taxidermy from a book. When he was twenty-one, Bailey began sending samples of the animals he preserved to C. H. Merriam, the chief of the newly created Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy of the USDA, later renamed the Bureau of Biological Survey and now the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Merriam was so impressed with Baily’s work that he hired him, appointed him special field agent, and promptly sent him to the “inner frontiers” of the western and southwestern United States, despite the fact that Bailey had no formal training in biology. During his long career, Bailey kept detailed field notes, chronicling his travels and wildlife observations. These writings provide fascinating insight into not only people’s relationships with and efforts to understand wildlife but also the ways the country was rapidly growing and changing at the beginning of the twentieth century.

The Tribes on My Frontier

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The Tribes on My Frontier; an Indian Naturalist's Foreign Policy

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ISBN 13 : 9780649110681
Total Pages : 266 pages
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Download or read book The Tribes on My Frontier; an Indian Naturalist's Foreign Policy written by E. H. Aitken and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: