Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers

by John Burroughs and Mary Elizabeth Burt

Book Overview

Nature chose the spring of the year for the time of John Burroughs's birth. A little before the day when the wake-robin shows itself, that the observer might be on hand for the sight, he was born in Roxbury, Delaware County, New York, on the western borders of the Catskill Mountains; the precise date was April 3, 1837. Until 1863 he remained in the country about his native place, working on his father's farm, getting his schooling in the district...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514319446
• ISBN13: 9781514319444
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"