Birdwatching with American Women: A Selection of Nature Writings Contributor(s): Strom, Deborah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393305988 ISBN-13: 9780393305982 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Type: Paperback Published: October 1989 Annotation: American women have long been writing with wit and style about birds, but most of these writers have been little known. Deborah now offers a sampling of the fine birding literature produced by women from the late 1800s through World War II, introducing the writers 'intriguingly, succinctly limning lives of often great fascination.' |
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BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Birds - Literary Collections | American - General - Literary Collections | Women Authors |
Dewey: 598.297 |
LCCN: 00000000 |
Physical Information: 0.96" H x 5.52" W x 8.25" L (0.88 lbs) 320 pages |
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Publisher Description: American women have long been writing with wit and style about birds, but most of these writers (with exceptions such as Sarah Orne Jewett and Celia Thaxter) have been little known. Deborah Strom now offers a sampling of the fine birding literature produced by women from the late 1800s through World War II, introducing the writers "intriguingly, succinctly limning lives of often great fascination" (Booklist) |
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