Books written by John Burroughs

  • Wake-robin
    Wake-robin

    John Burroughs was born April 3, 1837, near the town of Roxbury in the Catskill Mountains. Growing up on his parents' farm, he absorbed much of the nature and country...

  • Essays from "The Critic"
    Essays from "The Critic"

    Excerpt from Essays From "the Critic" Nature, methinks, a singular yearning toward all wildness. Again and again he returns to the Indian: We talk Of civilizing the Indian, but that...

  • The Legality of Threat Or Use of Nuclear Weapons: A Guide to the Historic Opinion of the International Court of...
    The Legality of Threat Or Use of Nuclear Weapons: A Guide to the Historic Opinion of the International Court of...

    This book, written by a leading member of the team that helped to prepare the case on the illegality of the threat and use of nuclear weapons, explains succinctly what the World Court, and the judges in their separate statements, did and ...

  • John James Audubon
    John James Audubon

    Had a man the size of a mountain spoken to me in that arrogant style in America, I should have indignantly resented it; but where I then was it seemed...

  • Under the Maples
    Under the Maples

    We'll call it Under the Maples!" About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

  • Camping and Tramping with Roosevelt
    Camping and Tramping with Roosevelt

    President Theodore Roosevelt's love of natural history is celebrated in two sketches written by renowned naturalist John Burroughs.

  • Nuclear Disorder Or Cooperative Security?: U.S. Weapons of Terror, the Global Proliferation Crisis, and Paths to Peace : an Assessment...
    Nuclear Disorder Or Cooperative Security?: U.S. Weapons of Terror, the Global Proliferation Crisis, and Paths to Peace : an Assessment...

    Nuclear Disorder Or Cooperative Security?: U.S. Weapons of Terror, the Global Proliferation Crisis, and Paths to Peace : an Assessment...

  • Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers
    Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers

    One reason, doubtless, why squirrels are so bold and reckless in leaping through the trees is that, if they miss their hold and fall, they sustain no injury.

  • Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers (Classic Reprint)
    Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers (Classic Reprint)

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  • 醒來的森林：博物圖鑑版
    醒來的森林：博物圖鑑版

    　　《醒來的森林：博物圖鑑版》是一本引人入勝的書籍，以目錄中的八個章節為主軸，帶領讀者進入一個神奇而豐富的自然世界。 　　本書的第一章帶領我們進入一個滿是鳥類的世界。在這裡，我們將學習不同種類的鳥類以及牠們獨特的習性和行為。從鳥兒的歌聲到牠們的遷徙，這一章將向我們展示鳥類的美麗和奇妙之處。 　　接著第二章將引領我們穿越茂密的樹林，探索其中的生物多樣性。我們將認識各種植物、昆蟲和動物，並了解牠們在森林生態系統中的角色和相互作用。這是一個充滿生命力和神祕感的地方，等待著我們去探索。 　　在第三章中將帶領我們登上這座壯麗的山脈，探索其獨特的地理和生態特徵。我們將了解山地植物和動物如何適應嚴峻的環境，並體驗登山的刺激和挑戰。這座山脈將向我們展示大自然的威力和美麗。 　　第四章將帶領我們進入鳥類的家園。我們將學習不同種類的鳥巢，以及鳥類如何建造這些精心設計的住所。這一章將讓我們深入了解鳥類的繁殖行為和親職角色，並欣賞到不同鳥巢的獨特之處。 　　第五章帶領我們進入華盛頓州的春天，這是一個觀鳥的極佳季節。我們將在這裡見證數以千計的候鳥回歸並聽到牠們的歡快歌聲。這一章將帶領我們在美麗的自然環境中欣賞鳥類的壯麗景象。 　　第六章中，我們將在這裡感受樺木林的靜謐與和諧。我們將學習樺木樹的生長過程、牠們的特點以及與其他生物的互動關係。這是一個讓我們遠離城市喧囂，與大自然連結的地方。 　　這本書的第七章將帶領我們進入東藍鴝的世界。我們將了解這種鳥類的習性、棲息地以及保護工作。這一章將向我們展示鳥類保護的重要性，以及人們如何努力保護這些珍貴的生物資源。 　　最後，在第八章中將以一個邀請的形式結束這本書。它呼籲我們走出室內，重新與自然相連。這一章將提醒我們大自然的美麗和價值，並激勵我們保護和尊重我們的環境。 本書特色： 　　...

  • Walt Whitman
    Walt Whitman

    ... my sprig of lilac. “(Nor for you, for one alone; Blossoms and branches green to coffins all I bring; For fresh as ... lilac that blooms the first, Copious, I break, I break the sprigs from the bushes; With loaded arms I come, pouring for ...

  • The Summit of the Years
    The Summit of the Years

    A series of essays detailing a variety of the author's experiences in the outdoors.

  • A Year in the Fields
    A Year in the Fields

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  • Locusts And Wild Honey
    Locusts And Wild Honey

    ... honey-cakes,” and other tidbits made of “sweet honey.” In the country of Theocritus this custom is said still to ... wild honey: “See, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.” So far as ...

  • Locusts And Wild Honey
    Locusts And Wild Honey

    Originally published in 1879, this book captures Burroughs' deep appreciation for the natural world and his profound observations of the American countryside.

  • The Eater of the Absurd
    The Eater of the Absurd

    The Eater of the Absurd

  • The Birds of John Burroughs: Keeping a Sharp Lookout
    The Birds of John Burroughs: Keeping a Sharp Lookout

    The Birds of John Burroughs: Keeping a Sharp Lookout

  • The Birds of John Burroughs: A Great Naturalist's Meditations and Essays on Bird Watching

    The author shares his observations on winter wildlife, bluebirds, spring, summer, birds' nests, and barn swallows

  • Bird and Bough
    Bird and Bough

    Bird and Bough

  • Bird Stories from Burroughs
    Bird Stories from Burroughs

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