Wild America: The Record of a 30,000 Mile Journey Around the Continent by a Distinguished Naturalist and His British Colleague

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Wild America: The Record of a 30,000 Mile Journey Around the Continent by a Distinguished Naturalist and His British Colleague
by Roger Tory Peterson, James Fisher
from Mariner Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• Wild America
  Even though it was written in 1955, it was delightful to read of their journey and the things they saw. I felt like I was there with them. Lots of bird information, but even more history, conservation commentary and human frailty. Sorry when I finished it. Wanted them to continue through the interior of the USA.

• Gratitude and optimism for wild America.
  When I found this book at Third Place Books in Seattle in the summer of 2002, I had never heard of it, but, from the authors' reputation as naturalists and ornithologists, it looked like a good read. I discovered the book at the end of my camping journey to three national parks in Washington state and a one-week cruise to Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park and the main points of interest in beautiful southeastern Alaska. My jaunt to the natural areas of the Pacific Northwest and the Alexander Archipelago... more info

• One of the Most Influential Books of the Century
  The world of e-reviewing is a tolerant world, and exaggerations have an easy home there. But measured by the role it has played in people's lives, there is little hyperbole in identifying Peterson and Fisher's "Wild America," precisely fifty years old this year, as among the most important books produced in the twentieth century. In the 1950s and 1960s, the book found its way into school libraries all over America, where it has been read with awe and envy by the last three generations of would-be... more info

• Wonderful
  Let me just quote my favorite line from the book. It is when James Fisher, an Englishman, first sees the Grand Canyon:

  "I went down there a few yards. The world ended; began again eight miles away. Between the ends of the world was a chasm."

  Now I have never seen the Grand Canyon, but reading about it with such wonder through Mr. Fisher's eyes was extraordinary. It brought tears to my eyes. It goes to show how truly amazing and beautiful America is. I highly recommend this book, not just for the birds... more info

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