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This new photographic study continues the series begun by Tricia Veasey with her Geese and Mallards books in 1988. The excellent color photos of these interesting varieties of waterfowl in their natural settings provide study...

This useful reference presents over a hundred full color photographs of the common Canada goose, the Cackling goose, Richardson's goose and the Brandt in natural habitats and a wide variety of classic and unusual positions....

Dabbling Ducks and Whistling Ducks covers our most-colorful group of waterfowl: ducks on the ponds, lakes, and rivers.[AuthorName]By Bruce Burk[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]53 color plates/216 b/w illustrations[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Volume III: Geese and Swans[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]53 color plates/216 b/w illustrations[/ColorPattern]

As demonstrated herein, Virginians throughout their history have a special knack for things culinary. The recipes in this book, all from contemporary Virginia chefs, reflect a similar eclecticism. As before, the chefs are characterized by...

One of England's foremost bird photographers presents here for the first time a study of wading and shore birds, with over a hundred full-color pictures. The pictures of these beautiful feathered creatures, favorites of birders...

This book is one man's memorial to the magnificent natural redwood Sequoia trees in California which today number only a fraction of the groves of 125 years ago. Through outstanding photographs, Ralph Andrews presents 239...

Dabbling Ducks and Whistling Ducks covers our most-colorful group of waterfowl: ducks on the ponds, lakes, and rivers.[AuthorName]By Bruce Burk[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]107 color plates/680 b/w illustrations[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Volume II: Diving Ducks[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]107 color plates/680 b/w illustrations[/ColorPattern]

In 1849, the Gold Rush was on! A hundred and fifty years later, the era still captures the American imagination. This fantastic book goes into great detail about the real lives of the brave `49ers...

This new photographic study continues the series begun by Tricia Veasey with her Geese and Mallards books in 1988. The excellent color photos of these interesting varieties of waterfowl in their natural settings provide study...

The safety of countless people has depended on lighthouses, beacons that cut through fog and darkness to alert seafaring souls of shores ahead. A former lighthouse keeper tells the dramatic stories of the sentinels that...

This reissue of the classic history book about the sawmill industry in the Pacific Northwest. Here is the vital and true story of the triumphant growth and its undying promise, shown with superb photography and...

A chronicle of logging in the Northwest U. S. and Canada with the best photos of a dozen famous collections. Journey into the past and rediscover the forgotten men and methods of logging history in...