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In celebration of the centennial of Roger Tory Petersons birth comes a historic collaboration among renowned birding experts and artists to preserve and enhance the Peterson legacy. This new book combines the Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Birds and Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds into one volume, filled with accessible, concise information and including almost three hours of video podcasts to make bird watching even easier. 40 new paintings Digital updates to Petersons original paintings, reflecting the latest knowledge of bird identification All new maps for the most up-to-date range information available Text rewritten to cover the U.S. and Canada in one guide Larger trim size accommodates range maps on every spread Contributors include: Michael DiGiorgio, Jeff Gordon, Paul Lehman, Michael OBrien, Larry Rosche, and Bill Thompson III Includes URL to register for access to video podcasts
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Roger Tory Peterson (August 28, 1908 – July 28, 1996), was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator, and held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th century environmental movement.
Peterson was born in Jamestown, New York. After graduating from high school‚ Peterson moved to New York City‚ where he attended the Art Students League (1927-1928) and the National Academy of Design (1929-1931). He then taught science and art at the Rivers School in Brookline, Massachusetts. In 1934 he published his seminal Guide to the Birds, the first modern field guide, which sold out its first printing of 2‚000 copies in one week, and subsequently went through 5 editions. He co-wrote Wild America with James Fisher, and edited or wrote many of the volumes in the Peterson Field Guide series on topics ranging from rocks and minerals to beetles to reptiles. He developed the Peterson Identification System, and is known for the clarity of both his illustrations of field guides and his delineation of relevant field marks.
Lee Allen Peterson Grew Up In Old Lyme, Connecticut, And Is The Younger Son Of Roger Tory Peterson. After Graduating From Johns Hopkins University, Lee Wrote The Peterson Field Guide To Edible Wild Plants And Spent Years Photographing Plants And Giving Natural History Lectures At Colleges And Nature Centers. He And His Wife, Courtney, Live In Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Peterson was born in Jamestown, New York. After graduating from high school‚ Peterson moved to New York City‚ where he attended the Art Students League (1927-1928) and the National Academy of Design (1929-1931). He then taught science and art at the Rivers School in Brookline, Massachusetts. In 1934 he published his seminal Guide to the Birds, the first modern field guide, which sold out its first printing of 2‚000 copies in one week, and subsequently went through 5 editions. He co-wrote Wild America with James Fisher, and edited or wrote many of the volumes in the Peterson Field Guide series on topics ranging from rocks and minerals to beetles to reptiles. He developed the Peterson Identification System, and is known for the clarity of both his illustrations of field guides and his delineation of relevant field marks.
Peterson received every major American award for natural science, ornithology, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary medals, diplomas, and citations from America and elewhere, including the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Order of the Golden Ark of the Netherlands. He died in 1996 at his home in Old Lyme, Connecticut. The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, New York is named in his honor.
Lee Allen Peterson Grew Up In Old Lyme, Connecticut, And Is The Younger Son Of Roger Tory Peterson. After Graduating From Johns Hopkins University, Lee Wrote The Peterson Field Guide To Edible Wild Plants And Spent Years Photographing Plants And Giving Natural History Lectures At Colleges And Nature Centers. He And His Wife, Courtney, Live In Southeastern Pennsylvania.
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