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The Poems And Literary Prose Of Alexander Wilson, The American Ornithologist. For The First Time Fully Collected And Compared With The Original And Ea

The Poems And Literary Prose Of Alexander Wilson, The American Ornithologist. For The First Time Fully Collected And Compared With The Original And Ea

Wilson, Alexander

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ISBN10: 935450650X
ISBN13: 9789354506505
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 394
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before field guides and photography, Alexander Wilson listened, watched, and wrote. Listen to the birds again. Scottish-born and self-made in the new nation, he brings the attentiveness of a poet to the American landscape, where every feathered movement seems to matter. Though famed as the author of American Ornithology, Wilson was also a nimble man of letters. Volume I gathers his prose within this poetry and prose anthology, part of his complete collected writings, for the first time fully collected and compared against original and early editions and surviving manuscripts. This literary prose collection turns early American natural history into living reading - essays, sketches, letters, and reflections with the same quickened wonder as nature poetry about birds. Alongside observation runs wit and moral urgency, showing why ornithology in literature belongs at the heart of the early American republic, and offering a clear-eyed window on nineteenth century America. Written before the Audubon era bird study took hold, it catches the early republic in the act of naming its creatures, its places, and itself. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A choice for classic-literature collectors, and simply a delight for anyone drawn to birds and weather. For American literature scholars, it supports primary source research; for casual readers, it is bright, readable nature writing; for classic shelves, an American ornithology classic in prose.

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