Escaping into Nature : The Making of a Sportsman-Conservationist and Environmental Historian /

This is the story of an angler and hunter who found a cause and a calling and combined them for his life's work. Wildlife conservationist and environmental historian John Reiger's outdoor adventures as a young man primed him for the teachings of the great sportsmen-conservationists of the...

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Autor principal: Reiger, John F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Reiger, John F.
Wildlife conservationists.
Hunters.
Fishers.
Chasseurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Pêcheurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Defenseurs de la faune > États-Unis > Biographies.
Hunters > United States > Biography.
Fishers > United States > Biography.
Wildlife conservationists > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Discovering Nature : New York City, 1950-1951
  • Entering a Saltwater Universe : South Florida, 1951-1952
  • Looking for New Special Places : Pre-Prep School Years in New York City, Long Island, and South Florida, 1952-1956
  • Finding Solace in the Natural World : Prep-School Years in New Jersey, Maine, and South Florida, 1956-1961
  • Becoming a Sportsman-Conservationist : College Years in Colorado, North Carolina, the American West, and Europe, 1961-1965
  • Becoming a Historian : Graduate School Years in North Florida, Illinois, New York City, and Long Island, 1965-1970
  • Life as a Teacher-Scholar and Full-Time Conservationist : Mainly South Florida and Connecticut, 1970-1988
  • Back in Academia and Providing Historical Models for Today's Sportsmen (and Sportswomen)-Conservationists : Mainly Appalachian Ohio, 1988-2012
  • Epilogue : Reflections on a Fortunate Life.

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