A-Birding On A Bronco

A-Birding On A Bronco

Florence A. Merriam / Florence AMerriam

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Editorial:
Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
Materia
Historia natural
ISBN:
9789354546655
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A bracing, wry voyage through the american west, A-Birding On A Bronco invites you to ride along with a keen-eyed naturalist who finds wonder in trenching dust, sage, and song. It is travel writing with a heartbeat: humorous, human, and full of nature’s small revelations on a grand, roaming stage.Florence A. Merriam’s book blends a lively western travelogue with keen bird-watching adventures and gentle ranch-life anecdotes. The form is intimate yet expansive, offering both armchair readers and active explorers a window into early twentieth-century america and the western frontier. The tone is clear and inspiring, the prose suffused with reverence for place, patience, and curiosity. This is not merely a story of journeys past but a resonant map for readers who relish nature writing that is as observant as it is humane, echoing the spirit of John Muir and other enduring witnesses to the land.A note on literary and historical significance: the work sits at the crossroads of rugged frontier poetry and practical field observation, a touchstone for western travel writing and early nature literature. For today’s readers and classic-literature collectors alike, it offers a doorway to a vanished road and a revived voice.Selling points: Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure.

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