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Birdwatcher : the life of Roger Tory Peterson
This volume is a biography of American naturalist, ornithologist and artist Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996). Peterson is held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th century environmental movement. His 1934 landmark Field Guide to the Birds was the first book designed to go outdoors and help people identify the elements of nature. The author interviewed more than a hundred of Peterson's family, friends, and associates to create a portrait of this hero of the conservation movement.
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- "This volume is a biography of American naturalist, ornithologist and artist Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996). Peterson is held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th century environmental movement. His 1934 landmark Field Guide to the Birds was the first book designed to go outdoors and help people identify the elements of nature. The author interviewed more than a hundred of Peterson's family, friends, and associates to create a portrait of this hero of the conservation movement."@en
- "This volume is a biography of American naturalist, ornithologist and artist Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996). Peterson is held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th century environmental movement. His 1934 landmark Field Guide to the Birds was the first book designed to go outdoors and help people identify the elements of nature. The author interviewed more than a hundred of Peterson's family, friends, and associates to create a portrait of this hero of the conservation movement."