The Legendary Story of Two Great Naturalists On the Road
Roger Tory Peterson & James Fisher, Foreword by Patrick O’Brian
When a friend and avid reader (to the point he had to have his floors reinforced to support the weight of his books) recommends a long time favorite book, we pay attention. There are a host of new books out about days spent on the road in pursuit of birds (Kingbird Highway, To See Every Bird, The Big Year, Feather Quest, On the Wing, Peregrine Falcon, Chasing Birds Across Texas) and nature in general (Living on the Wind, Ghost with Trembling Wings). This book is perhaps the grandfather of them all, as it journals a trip begun in 1953 when “On an April day in 1953, American ornithologist, author, and illustrator Roger Tory Peterson met his British friend James Fisher, an authority on seabirds, in Newfoundland. There they began a strenuous and thrilling hundred-day field trip around the edge of the continent. Part travelogue, part epic natural adventure, their richly illustrated record is "the superlatively good product of ideal circumstances" (Chicago Sunday Tribune).”
Paperback, 448 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 ¼, 130 b&w illustrations, originally published in 1955, this version, April 1997
