Henry Dresser and Victorian Ornithology - Birds, Books and Business (Hardcover)

This book explores the life of Henry Dresser (1838-1915), one of the most productive British ornithologists of the mid-late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and is largely based on previously unpublished archival material. Dresser travelled widely and spent time in Texas during the American Civil War. He built enormous collections of skins and eggs of birds from Europe, North America and Asia, which formed the basis of over 100 publications, including some of the finest bird books of the late nineteenth century. Dresser was a leading figure in scientific society and in the early bird conservation movement; his correspondence and diaries reveal the inner workings, motivations, personal relationships and rivalries that existed among the leading ornithologists. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Henry A. McGhie
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-78499-413-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Birds (ornithology) Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
LSN:	1-78499-413-8
Barcode:	9781784994136

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