Globe Pequot / Lyons Press
Pages: 460
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-59921-962-2 • Paperback • March 2010 • $21.95 • (£16.99)
978-1-59921-644-7 • eBook • March 2010 • $16.99 • (£12.99)
Elizabeth J. Rosenthal (www.petersonbird.com) has published birding articles in Bird Watcher’s Digest, New Jersey Audubon, and Snowy Egret. She is the author of the acclaimed His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John. A longtime New Jersey civil servant, she lives in Burlington, New Jersey.
Part One: Fledgling
Chapter 1 - Boy Rebel to Boy Wonder
Chapter 2 - The Boy Wonder and the Conservative Conservationist
Chapter 3 - Spreading his Wings
Part Two: Intercontinental Migration
Chapter 4 - International Range
Chapter 5 - Anglo-American Mates in the U.S. Wild
Part Three: Paradoxical Homo Sapiens
Chapter 6 - A Super Pair and Their Habitat, Nest, and Brood
Chapter 7 - A Natural Obsession
Chapter 8 - Hidden Roger
Part Four: Conservation Stories
Chapter 9 - Embryonic Conservationism
Chapter 10 - Adventuresome Flights of Conservation
Chapter 11 - DDT, the Osprey, and the Old Lyme Offspring
Chapter 12 - The Wilds of Lindblad
Part Five: Inspiring Flights
Chapter 13 - Worldwide Progeny
Chapter 14 - Offerings
Chapter 15 - Maturing With National Audubon
Chapter 16 - Shooting Birds
Chapter 17 - Painterly Birds
Part Six: Bird Man of Bird Men
Chapter 18 - Territory Under Challenge
Chapter 19 - Still All Over the Range Map
Acknowledgments
Sources
Chapter Notes
Further Reading
Index
The most detailed account of [Peterson's] three marriages, driven work habits, and strenuous activities as explorer, author, photographer, conservationist, and public figure.
— The New York Review Of Books
A brilliant, definitive biography of the man who made birdwatching the leading outdoor recreation in America.
— George H. Harrison, nature journalist, author, PBS producer
A wonderful biography, bold and surprising and lively, crackling with the adventures of the man who did more than anyone else to create the modern popularity of birdwatching.
— Kenn Kaufman, author of "The Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America"
Birdwatcher is biographical alchemy, blending well researched detail, rich and varied anecdotes, and Roger in the first person with a writer's insight into the man who was, and remains, first among 'students of birds.'
— Pete Dunne, New Jersey Audubon Birding Ambassador
Birdwatcher brings laughter, tears, profound admiration, and warm memories. To read it was to have Roger once again sitting in our kitchen, telling great tales, and every reader will feel that way too.
— Clay and Pat Sutton
Birdwatcher is more than a window into the life and creative process of one of the world's great ornithologists and artists-it's an exploration, through the words and memories of dozens of people who knew Roger Tory Peterson best, of how this remarkable man changed the conservation landscape for the better, and for good.
— Scott Weidensaul, author of "Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding"
Through interviews with more than a hundred of Peterson's colleagues and protégés, Rosenthal weaves an entertaining biography that helps us understand why Peterson ranks among the world's most celebrated naturalists.
— Stephen W. Kress, Director, Audubon Seabird Restoration Program
With verve and elegance Elizabeth Rosenthal paints the life of our most important naturalist with all the field marks filled in and life ways fleshed out.
— Robert Michael Pyle, author of "Sky Time in Gray's River"
An affectionate look at the person who became known as the Audubon of the 20th century.
— Town & Country
This fine biography breaks much new ground and contains abundant original material. . . . Peterson is one of those compelling figures for whom there cannot be too many biographies and tributes. Rosenthal's may be the best so far.
— Bird Watcher’s Digest