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Relatively little first-hand is known of J acob] P ost] Giraud,
Jr.'s life, other than that he lived in New York, traveled in
adjoining states, had a keen interest in ornithology, was familiar
with the works of earlier authorities, and sport-hunted on Long
Island. He does not appear in major biographical or bibliographical
references. To appreciate Giraud's work, one needs to place it into
a time-frame. The Introduction to his opus is dated June 1843. Only
a few significant books on American ornithology had been published
by then. They included: Alexander Wilson's, 9-volume American
Ornithology (1808-14)John James Audubon's 4-volume The Birds of
America (1827-38) and his 5-volume Ornithological Biography
(1813-39). Thomas Nuttall's A Manual of the Ornithology of the
United States and of Canada, The Water Birds (1834), and The Land
Birds (1840). Giraud's contribution followed these major,
well-known contributions by only a few years, in Wilson's case,
about three decades. Further, Giraud's Birds of Long Island must be
among the very first comprehensive regional avian works. Oddly, it
is relatively little known.--Henry M. Reeves.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1844 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1844 Edition.
Title: The birds of Long Island.Author: J P GiraudPublisher: Gale,
Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed
bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926
contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works
about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early
1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery
and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil
War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
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insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01336500CollectionID:
CTRG94-B3287PublicationDate: 18440101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Includes index.Collation: xxi, 397 p.: ill.; 23 cm
Relatively little first-hand is known of J acob] P ost] Giraud,
Jr.'s life, other than that he lived in New York, traveled in
adjoining states, had a keen interest in ornithology, was familiar
with the works of earlier authorities, and sport-hunted on Long
Island. He does not appear in major biographical or bibliographical
references. To appreciate Giraud's work, one needs to place it into
a time-frame. The Introduction to his opus is dated June 1843. Only
a few significant books on American ornithology had been published
by then. They included: Alexander Wilson's, 9-volume American
Ornithology (1808-14)John James Audubon's 4-volume The Birds of
America (1827-38) and his 5-volume Ornithological Biography
(1813-39). Thomas Nuttall's A Manual of the Ornithology of the
United States and of Canada, The Water Birds (1834), and The Land
Birds (1840). Giraud's contribution followed these major,
well-known contributions by only a few years, in Wilson's case,
about three decades. Further, Giraud's Birds of Long Island must be
among the very first comprehensive regional avian works. Oddly, it
is relatively little known.--Henry M. Reeves.
Relatively little first-hand is known of J[acob] P[ost] Giraud,
Jr.'s life, other than that he lived in New York, traveled in
adjoining states, had a keen interest in ornithology, was familiar
with the works of earlier authorities, and sport-hunted on Long
Island. He does not appear in major biographical or bibliographical
references. To appreciate Giraud's work, one needs to place it into
a time-frame. The Introduction to his opus is dated June 1843. Only
a few significant books on American ornithology had been published
by then. They included: Alexander Wilson's, 9-volume American
Ornithology (1808-14)John James Audubon's 4-volume The Birds of
America (1827-38) and his 5-volume Ornithological Biography
(1813-39). Thomas Nuttall's A Manual of the Ornithology of the
United States and of Canada, The Water Birds (1834), and The Land
Birds (1840). Giraud's contribution followed these major,
well-known contributions by only a few years, in Wilson's case,
about three decades. Further, Giraud's Birds of Long Island must be
among the very first comprehensive regional avian works. Oddly, it
is relatively little known.--Henry M. Reeves.
Relatively little first-hand is known of J[acob] P[ost] Giraud,
Jr.'s life, other than that he lived in New York, traveled in
adjoining states, had a keen interest in ornithology, was familiar
with the works of earlier authorities, and sport-hunted on Long
Island. He does not appear in major biographical or bibliographical
references. To appreciate Giraud's work, one needs to place it into
a time-frame. The Introduction to his opus is dated June 1843. Only
a few significant books on American ornithology had been published
by then. They included: Alexander Wilson's, 9-volume American
Ornithology (1808-14)John James Audubon's 4-volume The Birds of
America (1827-38) and his 5-volume Ornithological Biography
(1813-39). Thomas Nuttall's A Manual of the Ornithology of the
United States and of Canada, The Water Birds (1834), and The Land
Birds (1840). Giraud's contribution followed these major,
well-known contributions by only a few years, in Wilson's case,
about three decades. Further, Giraud's Birds of Long Island must be
among the very first comprehensive regional avian works. Oddly, it
is relatively little known.--Henry M. Reeves.
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