Ebook {Epub PDF} The Birds of Heaven: Travels with Cranes by Peter Matthiessen

In The Birds of Heaven, Peter Matthiessen chronicles his many journeys in search of the world's fifteen species of cranes. From the vast taiga of Siberia's Amur basin and the Mongolian steppe, breeding grounds for the glorious red-crowned and white-naped cranes, his travels take him to India, Bhutan, China, Japan, and Korea, then on to Australia, Africa, and western Europe (where the native crane is .  · Moreover, the enormous spans of their migrations are a symbol of, and stimulus to, international efforts at conservation. In The Birds of Heaven, Peter 5/5(1). In The Birds of Heaven, Peter Matthiessen has woven together journeys in search of the fifteen species of cranes in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, and Australia. As he tracks them (and their declining numbers) in the company of scientists, conservationists, and regional people encountered along the way, he captures the dilemmas of a planet in ecological crisis, and the deeper loss to humankind if these /5(21).

Peter Matthiessen ( - April 5, ) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, zen teacher and CIA officer. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he was the only writer to have won the National Book Award in both nonfiction (The Snow Leopard, , category Contemporary Thought) and fiction (Shadow Country, ). The Birds of Heaven: Travels with Cranes by Peter Matthiessen, Robert Bateman. North Point Press. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. The birds of heaven: travels with cranes Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. Share to Tumblr. Share to Pinterest. Share via email.

Description: NY: North Point Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Paintings and drawings by Robert Bateman. Index. The late author chronicles his travels in search of the world's fifteen species of cranes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; pages. Add to cart. In The Birds of Heaven, Peter Matthiessen chronicles his many journeys in search of the world's fifteen species of cranes. From the vast taiga of Siberia's Amur basin and the Mongolian steppe, breeding grounds for the glorious red-crowned and white-naped cranes, his travels take him to India, Bhutan, China, Japan, and Korea, then on to Australia, Africa, and western Europe (where the native crane is being encouraged to return), and finally to Wisconsin, Nebraska, the Gulf Coast, and Florida. Greystone Books, Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend www.doorway.ru jacket quality is not guaranteed.