A love affair with birds : the life of Thomas Sadler Roberts / Sue Leaf.
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A love affair with birds : the life of Thomas Sadler Roberts / Sue Leaf.
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]
©2013
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 271 pages) : illustrations
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Introduction -- A fledgling start -- Acquiring an eagle eye -- The Young Naturalists' Society -- College boy -- A gypsy life -- The medical student -- A family man -- The busy physician -- The empty day -- A Florida interlude -- The associate curator -- Gains and losses -- Writing the book -- Building Mr. Bell's museum -- The cardinal hour -- Epilogue.
Summary:
Chronicles the life of ornithologist Thomas Sadler Roberts, and examines his influence on the study of ornithology in Minnesota. Discusses his impact on state natural history through his book, "The Birds of Minnesota," and the institution he founded, the Bell Museum of Natural History.
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