A-Birding On A Bronco

By Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey and Florence A Merriam

Book Overview

A bracing, wry voyage through the american west, A-Birding On A Bronco invites you to ride along with a keen-eyed naturalist who finds wonder in trenching dust, sage, and song. It is travel writing with a heartbeat: humorous, human, and full of nature's small revelations on a grand, roaming stage. Florence A. Merriam's book blends a lively western travelogue with keen bird-watching adventures and gentle ranch-life anecdotes. The form is intimate yet expansive, offering both armchair readers and active explorers a window into early twentieth-century america and the western frontier. The tone is clear and inspiring, the prose suffused with reverence for place, patience, and curiosity. This is not merely a story of journeys past but a resonant map for readers who relish nature writing that is as observant as it is humane, echoing the spirit of John Muir and other enduring witnesses to the land. A note on literary and historical significance: the work sits at the crossroads of rugged frontier poetry and practical field observation, a touchstone for western travel writing and early nature literature. For today's readers and classic-literature collectors alike, it offers a doorway to a vanished road and a revived voice. Selling points: Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 935454665X
• ISBN13: 9789354546655
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"