Lage Prijs A Passion for Birds. American Ornithology after Audubon – Barrow, Jr., Mark V.

“Mark Barrow has written an admirably comprehensive, penetrating, and very readable treatment of the history of ornithology, one that fills a gaping hole in the history of science as well as ornithological literature. This book will surely be the standard account for many years to come.”–David E. Allen, author of The Naturalist in Britain: A Social HistoryIn the decades following the Civil War–as industrialization, urbanization, and economic expansion increasingly reshaped the landscape–many Americans be…