Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers

by John Burroughs

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"