Title
The wilderness and its tenants: a series of geographical and other essays illustrative of life in a wild country, together with experiences and observations culled from the great book of nature in many lands
By
Madden, John.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co., ltd, 1897
Notes
Contents: V.1. Introduction. Retrospect of great hunters and travellers. General observations upon the climatic zones. Terrestrial climates, temperatures, and atmospheric disturbances. The great forest region of the equatorial zone. The great bush region or jungle country. The desert zone. -- V.2. The region of the great plains. The great forest region of the temperate zone. The arctic or polar zone. The region of the great mountain ranges. The great river systems. -- V.3. The great terrestrial reservoir, the ocean, and the inhabitants of the mighty deep. Great herds of game. Forest and jungle shooting. Hunting and stalking on plains. Wildfowl and wildfowl shooting. Fishing. Index.
Subjects
Animal behavior
,
Climatology
,
Deserts
,
Forests and forestry
,
Geography
,
Hunting
,
Ocean
,
Plains
,
Plants
,
Rivers
Call Number
QH81 .M19
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.22447
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/04031545
OCLC:
14471158
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