Spring in Washington Contributor(s): Halle, Louis J. (Author), Halle, Louis J. (Epilogue by), Peterson, Roger Tory (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0801836522 ISBN-13: 9780801836527 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1988 Annotation: Written in the form of a journal by a State Department official during World War II, this book takes readers along on excursions through Washington, D.C., and its environs--the Tidal Basin, Rock Creek Park, and beyond--to experience the rebirth of the season. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Travel | United States - South - South Atlantic (dc, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, Sc, Va, Wv) |
Dewey: 574.975 |
LCCN: 87046315 |
Series: Maryland Paperback Bookshelf |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.6" W x 8.66" (0.72 lbs) 248 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Seasonal - Spring |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 Basin, Rock Creek Park, and beyond -- to experience the rebirth of the season. To the movement of winds and skies, the migrations of birds, the budding of plants and trees, Mr. Halle brings a quick and observant eye. But more important, he brings an imagination that can evoke in the reader a new perception of the drama in the universe around him. |