Swampwalker's Journal: A Wetlands Year
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David Carroll has dedicated his life to art and to wetlands. He is as passionate about swamps, bogs, and vernal ponds and the creatures who live in them as most of us are about our families and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0618127372
ISBN13:9780618127375
Release Date:June 2001
Publisher:Mariner Books
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.71 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.3" x 8.1"
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Biological Sciences Biology Conservation Ecology Ecosystems Nature Nature & Ecology WetlandsCustomer Reviews
5 ratings
Well-written piece of nature writing; a veritable feast!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The book is a pleasure to read although I did get bogged down a bit toward the end. It is obvious that this guy lived with his subject. Some of the identification descriptions of flora and fauna can become overwhelming to the reader not familiar with the northeastern environs. But, on the whole a well written book destined to become a classic in nature writing.
How Many Kinds of Wet Land
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
In addition to what everyone else has said (the poetry of the language, the gorgeous drawings, etc.), this book is especially useful in that it describes the relationships between all the different kinds of wetlands, and within riparian zones in general. It should be required reading for every developer and community activist intent on preserving some hydrologic function in natural areas. This is a wonderful, wonderful book.
A glimpse of life
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Mr. Carroll has captured nature as it truly is. Like a fine craftsman he was one with the subject and as an artist he has accurately recorded what he observed and has presented the information coherently. I'm left with an indelible, poignant legacy.
This is the real thing.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
David M. Carroll is one of the finest nature writer/philosophers I've ever come across in my entire reading career. Swampwalker's Journal is a book to be savored, relied upon. Caroll knows the lives of the wetlands so intimately, from first-hand experience over long years, that you know you're getting a privileged glimpse into deep nature. Added to that, he is a truly masterful illustrator, and a graceful, profound writer. I'll be waiting to buy any other book he produces.....
earthly delight
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
a perfect book for the armchair naturalist. carroll's skills at observation and illustration are unmatched. more than a field guide, this book serves as a springboard for carroll's cogent ruminations on man and nature.
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