American women afield : writings by pioneering women naturalists /

"Armed with hand lenses and opera glasses, traveling on foot, by buggy, or model T, they explored thousands of miles of deserts, forests, beaches, and jungles. They were pioneering women naturalists who observed, studied, and experimented, then returned to write up their findings. What resulted...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bonta, Marcia, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University, ©1995.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Louise Lindsey Merrick natural environment series ; no. 20.
Temas:
Natural history > United States.
Women naturalists > United States > Biography.
Naturalists > United States > Biography.
Sciences naturelles > États-Unis.
Femmes naturalistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Naturalistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
NATURE > Essays.
NATURE > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
Natural history
Naturalists
Women naturalists
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Susan Fenimore Cooper: 1813-94
  • Graceanna Lewis: 1821-1912
  • Mary Treat: 1830-1923
  • Martha Maxwell: 1831-81
  • Annie Trumbull Slosson: 1838-1926
  • Katharine Dooris Sharp: 1846-1935
  • Althea Sherman: 1853-1943
  • Elizabeth Gifford Peckham: 1854-1940
  • Alice Eastwood: 1859-1953
  • Florence Merriam Bailey: 1863-1948
  • Anna Botsford Comstock: 1864-1930
  • Cordelia Stanwood: 1865-1958
  • Agnes Chase: 1869-1963
  • Ynes Mexia: 1870-1938
  • Mary Sophie Young: 1872-1919
  • Edith Clements: 1874-1971
  • Edith Patch: 1876-1954
  • Ann Haven Morgan: 1882-1966
  • Margaret Morse Nice: 1883-1974
  • Nellie Harris Rau: 188?-1972
  • Amelia Laskey: 1885-1973
  • Caroline Dormon: 1888-1971
  • E. Lucy Braun: 1889-1971
  • Ruth Harris Thomas: 1900-1973
  • Rachel Carson: 1907-1964.

Ejemplares similares