Spring in Washington - Hardcover

Halle, Professor Louis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801836883 ISBN 13: 9780801836886

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988

Synopsis

Since first published in 1947, Spring in Washington has become a beloved classic of nature writing. It is now brought back into print, complete with the original drawings by Francis L. Jaques."As I reflect on the multitude of books published and read over the past thirty years, I can think of none to which I have returned more often and with more constant satisfaction than Louis Halle's Halle's Spring in Washington, a mixture of ornithology, international affairs, and reflections on the human scene, " wrote John W Nason in the American Scholar in 1961. "Written by a State Department official during World War II, it is an escape to the real world of nature and man. 'To snatch the passing moment and examine it for eternity is the noblest of occupations, ' writes Halle. He does so with quiet wisdom and originality. To read him is inevitably to share his passion."In the form of a journal, the book takes the reader along on excursions through Washington and its environs -- the Tidal B

About this title

About the Author

Louis J. Halle, naturalist and political scientist, was borm in New York City, educated at Harvard Univeristy, and now resides in Geneva, Switzerland. His many books include Birds against Men, winner of the Johns Burroughs Medal. In 1979 he recieved the Audubon Naturalist Society's Paul Dartsch Award for outstanding contributions to the field of natural history.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801836883
• ISBN 13: 9780801836886
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248