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Far Away and Long Ago - Autobiography of His Youth

Far Away and Long Ago - Autobiography of His Youth

William Henry Hudson

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Pomona Press
Año de edición:
2006
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Biografía: literaria
ISBN:
9781406792089
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William Henry Hudson spent the first 18 years of his life living among the stunning landscape of the Argentine Pampas and studying the diverse flora and fauna there. This fascinating autobiography of his early years, shows a young man with an enquiring mind that would help him become the leading ornithologist of his day, he was fascinated by the interactions of animals and humans alike, living on the border of what was then a wild frontier. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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