1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458269303321

Titolo

Portugal [[electronic resource] ] : society & culture / / World Trade Press

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Petaluma, Calif., : World Trade Press, c1993-2010 [2010]

ISBN

1-60780-416-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (26 p.)

Disciplina

301.2

Soggetti

Women - Portugal - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Portugal Social life and customs

Portugal Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Cover title.

Sommario/riassunto

Need to know it all? Our all-inclusive culture report for Portugal will get up to speed on all aspects of culture in Portugal, including lifecycle, religion, women, superstitions & folklore, sports, holidays & festivals, and etiquette.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910971727703321

Autore

Errington Paul L (Paul Lester), <1902-1962.>

Titolo

Of men and marshes / / Paul L. Errington ; drawings by H. Albert Hochbaum ; foreword by Matthew Wynn Sivils

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2012

ISBN

1-60938-136-X

Edizione

[1st University of Iowa Press ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

A Bur oak book

Disciplina

578.768

Soggetti

Marshes

Marsh ecology

Natural history

Marshes - North America

Marsh ecology - North America

Natural history - North America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1957.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Paul L. Errington: His Life and Work, by Matthew Wynn Sivils; preface; 1. of glacial marshes and time; 2. of marshes and spring; 3. of marshes and summer; 4. of marshes and fall; 5. of marshes and winter; 6. of marshes and marshes; 7. of marshes and islands; 8. of marshes and safety and comfort; 9. of marshes and peace of mind; 10. of marshes and man and harmonious use; epilogue: of marshes and the laws of life

Sommario/riassunto

Standing with such environmental classics as Loren Eiseley's The Immense Journey, his friend and mentor Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac, and Joseph Wood Krutch's The Voice of the Desert, Paul Errington's Of Men and Marshes remains an evocative reminder of the great beauty and intrinsic value of the glacial marshland. Prescient and stirring, steeped in insights from Errington's biological fieldwork, his experiences as a hunter and trapper, and his days exploring the marshes of his rural South Dakota childhood, this vibrant work of nature writing