Elliott Coues: Naturalist and Frontier Historian
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0252008022 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 536 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Well Researched Biography and History" according to Capsman. The book is well researched and easy to read with extensive end notes. It contains more than just the story of Elliott himself. It also tells of the work of his mother and father and their ancestral home, still standing. It's the best work on Elliott Coues out there.. Elliot Coues joen I ove Coues a great naturalist and ornithologist but I never knew much about his life. This book really covers almost anything you need to know or would like to know about this great man.The copy I received was in better condition than I had expected it to be since it is a used copy. Goes to show you!I have already recommended it to friends.
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
"A lively and informative account of one of the great ornithologists of the nineteenth century The authors not only portray the life of a fascinating, inquisitive, and exacting scientist but also give a vivid account of American life from 1840 to the turn of the century Superbly written, this book should be on the required reading list of anyone interested in the development of science and natural history of America." - Jeffrey L. This is the kind of biography that delights the scholar-a study of an active, intelligent, controversial character who left his mark and came close to being a Renaissance man." - Donald Jackson, editor of Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition . Malter, Science Books and Films "Coues was a fascinating man It is all here: travels, discoveries, brushes with the Indians, loves, feuds, failures, triumphs, honors. White, Nature "There are three great subjects here: Elliott Coues, the American West, and North American birds. Coues