The birds of heaven : travels with cranes / Peter Matthiessen ; paintings and drawings by Robert Bateman.
| Author/creator |
Matthiessen, Peter |
| Other author/creator | Bateman, Robert, 1930- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : North Point Press, 2001. |
| Description | xv, 349 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Black Dragon River -- On the Daurian Steppe -- Gujarat and Rajasthan -- At the end of Tibet -- In the Nine Rivers -- Hokkaido -- The accidental paradise -- Outback -- Equatoria, Ngorongoro, Okavango, and Transvaal -- Down the edges of the distant sky -- The sadness of marshes -- Grus Americana -- The evolution and radiation of the cranes. |
| General note | Col. maps on lining papers. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-331) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001032986 |
| ISBN | 0374199442 (hc. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | QL696.G84 M372 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |