A Countryman's Flowers

by Hal Borland

A distinguished naturalist and an outstanding nature photographer present a collection of eighty-five wild flowers native to the Berkshires, each of which is described in an essay accompanied by a full-color photograph

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1981

About the author

Harold Glen Borland was a nature journalist. During World War II he wrote radio programs for the government and served as special magazine correspondent. He had written several documentary movies, two volumes of poetry, a volume of essays, has collaborated on a play, and has contributed many non-fiction articles, short stories and novelettes to leading magazines here and abroad.

Mr. Borland was graduated from the Columbia School of Journalism. He also attended the University of Colorado and received a Litt.D. from there in 1944.

Reviews

[Mark Fallon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Les Line's beautiful photographs of wildflowers are accompanied by Borland's wonderful prose. A perfect blend of useful information and poetry.