Portrait of an Island Revised Edition Contributor(s): Teal, John (Author), Teal, Mildred (Author), Rice, Richard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0820319619 ISBN-13: 9780820319612 Publisher: University of Georgia Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: October 1997 Annotation: When Mildred and John Teal moved to Sapelo Island, Georgia, in 1955, they stepped back in time to a virtually undeveloped landscape of salt marsh, maritime forest, freshwater ponds, sand dunes, and beaches. Over the course of a four-year stay their careful observations of the island's unique marine ecology and wonderfully varied flora and fauna became the basis for PORTRAIT OF AN ISLAND. 32 illustrations. Click for more in this series: Brown Thrasher Books |
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BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Nature | Animals - Wildlife - Nature | Ecology |
Dewey: 508.758 |
LCCN: 81007631 |
Series: Brown Thrasher Books |
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.23" W x 8.45" L (0.53 lbs) 184 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Georgia |
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Publisher Description: When Mildred and John Teal moved to Sapelo Island, Georgia, in 1955, they stepped back in time to a virtually undeveloped landscape of salt marsh, maritime forest, freshwater ponds, sand dunes, and beaches. Over the course of a four-year stay their careful observations of the island's unique marine ecology and wonderfully varied flora and fauna became the basis for Portrait of an Island. The island's human history dates back more than four thousand years. The lure of Sapelo has drawn many to its shores, including tobacco millionaire R. J. Reynolds, who established the University of Georgia Marine Institute there in the 1950s. Surrounded by sixteen thousand acres of pristine marsh, Sapelo offers researchers and the public a rare opportunity for environmental studies. Now a state game refuge and national estuarine sanctuary, the island remains a special haven where humans and nature quietly and peacefully coexist. Portrait of an Island is essential reading for anyone who treasures tranquility. |
Contributor Bio(s): Teal, John: - JOHN TEAL is a scientist emeritus at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Falmouth, Massachusetts, and an environmental consultant. He is coauthor, with Mildred Teal, of Diary of a Salt Marsh and other books.Teal, Mildred: - MILDRED TEAL is coauthor, with John Teal, of Diary of a Salt Marsh and other books. She works at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Falmouth, Massachusetts. |
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