JACK MINER AND THE BIRDS: AND SOME THINGS I KNOW ABOUT NATURE.
(1923) ND US reprint. Ppxvi,176. B/w photographs and illustrations. Pictorial end-papers.
Jack Miner first published this book privately in Canada. The book's unexpected success resulted in subsequent commercial editions. Miner was a countryman and, amongst other things, professional wildfowler ('market gunner') who studied his surroundings in detail. His experiments with habitat management and raising wild birds lead to him establishing his famous Miner Bird Sanctuary in Western Ontario.
Jack Miner first published this book privately in Canada. The book's unexpected success resulted in subsequent commercial editions. Miner was a countryman and, amongst other things, professional wildfowler ('market gunner') who studied his surroundings in detail. His experiments with habitat management and raising wild birds lead to him establishing his famous Miner Bird Sanctuary in Western Ontario.
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Book Code
29742
Author | Miner (Jack). |
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Book Code | 29742 |
ISBN | B00085AD6I. |
Book Description | Very good. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1923 |
Publisher | The Reilly and Lee Co. |
Place | Chicago, Illinois. |