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Morrison Alastair <1915-> |
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Titolo |
The bird fancier [[electronic resource] ] : a journey to Peking / / Alastair Morrison |
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Canberra, Australia, : Pandamus Books, c2001 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Birds - China |
Beijing (China) History |
China Social life and customs 1912-1949 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Growing Pains; CHAPTER 2 Cambridge 1934Ð37; CHAPTER 3 I visit Peru 1937Ð38; CHAPTER 4 Viva Chile 1938Ð39; CHAPTER 5 Peru again and on to China 1939Ð40; CHAPTER 6 Prolonged Rest Cure 1940Ð42; CHAPTER 7 Pastures New 1942; CHAPTER 8 Force 136 1944Ð45; CHAPTER 9 Better late than never 1945; CHAPTER 10 I plan a leave in Peking 1946; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An engaging account of the author's own travels through Britain, Scandinavia, Iceland, Europe, South America and Asia, in search of bird specimens for the British Museum and live birds for the London Zoo. |
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