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Roger Caras' Treasury of Classic Nature Tales: 2
An anthology of twentieth-century American nature writing features essays by Caras himself, Sally Carrighar, Rachel Carson, Richard Ellis, Edward Abbey, Ann Haymond Zwinger, Loren Eiseley, Stephen Jay Gould, John Muir, and others. 10,000 first printing.
528 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 1992
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Roger A. Caras
105 books25 followersRoger A. Caras was an American wildlife photographer, writer, wildlife preservationist and television personality.
Known as the host of the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Caras was a veteran of network television programs including "Nightline," "ABC News Tonight" and "20/20" before devoting himself to work as president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and to becoming an author.
Known as the host of the annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Caras was a veteran of network television programs including "Nightline," "ABC News Tonight" and "20/20" before devoting himself to work as president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and to becoming an author.
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March 16, 2021
Well, I don't consider Henry David Thoreau , John Audubon, or John Muir 20th century writers,
but I won't quibble over details.
This book covered a wide variety of topics on nature. I especially liked the stories that detailed the everyday lives of animals- a small rabbit living with his mother, a mother whale rearing her baby,
a group of brown bears in Alaska and the rugged life of the Antarctic penguins.
There was a lot to be learned from the essays on animal, bird and insect migration, how a spider constructs its web, and how animals survive in one of the driest spots on earth.
I could have done without the graphic and gory details of the deadly fight between the swordfish and the mako shark. I also found disturbing the story of the expedition into the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico to try to get a giant sea roach for The New York Aquarium. Dragging a net near the bottom of the gulf waters, they did manage to capture several of the sea roaches. They also captured a multitude of other sea life that perished because they could not survive the change in pressure being brought to the surface. This "trash" as the author described it was shoveled overboard. All in the name of capturing something that would "draw the crowds" into the aquarium. I wonder how long the roaches survive in a manmade invironment.
but I won't quibble over details.
This book covered a wide variety of topics on nature. I especially liked the stories that detailed the everyday lives of animals- a small rabbit living with his mother, a mother whale rearing her baby,
a group of brown bears in Alaska and the rugged life of the Antarctic penguins.
There was a lot to be learned from the essays on animal, bird and insect migration, how a spider constructs its web, and how animals survive in one of the driest spots on earth.
I could have done without the graphic and gory details of the deadly fight between the swordfish and the mako shark. I also found disturbing the story of the expedition into the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico to try to get a giant sea roach for The New York Aquarium. Dragging a net near the bottom of the gulf waters, they did manage to capture several of the sea roaches. They also captured a multitude of other sea life that perished because they could not survive the change in pressure being brought to the surface. This "trash" as the author described it was shoveled overboard. All in the name of capturing something that would "draw the crowds" into the aquarium. I wonder how long the roaches survive in a manmade invironment.
August 20, 2018
What a great collection of stories. Enjoyed them all, but; partial to the "Story of Raggylug, a Cottontail rabbit and the Brown Bear Summer.
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