Countryside Rambles (Yesterday's Classics)


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A guidebook to the four seasons, calling attention to the more striking objects and phenomena that reveal themselves to a country rambler. Focus in Spring is on the awakening of nature. In Summer on what can be found in various habitats. In Autumn on fruits, seeds, and preparation for winter. In Winter, on condition of plants, animals, and trees.




A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert


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"A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert provides the most complete collection of Sonoran Desert natural history information ever compiled and is a perfect introduction to this biologically rich desert of North America."--BOOK JACKET.




Louisiana Rambles


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"McNulty delivers an inimitable take on Cajun and Creole Louisiana--the siren call of zydeco dancehalls pulsing in the country darkness; of crawfish "boiling points" and traditional country smokehouses; of Cajun jam sessions, where even wallflowers are compelled to dance; of equine gambits in the cradle of jockeys; and of fishing trips where anyone can land impressive catches. In south Louisiana, distilled European heritage, the African American experience, and modern southern exuberance mix with tumultuous history and fantastically fecund natural environments. The territories McNulty opens to the reader are arguably the nation's most exotic and culturally distinct destinations"--Page 4 of cover.




Rambles of a Naturalist on the Shores and Waters of the China Sea


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"Collingwoood (1806-1908), Fellow of the Linnean Society, sailed as surgeon and naturalist on board HMS 'Rifleman' and 'Serpent' 1866-1867 under Cdr. Bullock on an extensive Admiralty surveying voyage of exploration in the China Seas. His research centred on marine zoology but his account of ports and harbours, people and customs of the China coast, Hong Kong and Canton, Formosa, Singapore, Sarawak, Manila and their natural history are particulary detailed. Appended is an extensive vocabulary of the native language of Sau-O Bay on Formosa's east coast, south of Keelung."--Abebooks website.







Rambles of a Naturalist


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Recent Rambles


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Reprint of the original, first published in 1899.







Rambles in Rome


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