Written by Ireland's greatest field botanist and first published in 1937, Robert Praeger's personal tour of Ireland's natural wonders has had a greater influence on Irish naturalists than any other book. It represents five years of weekends spent walking the countryside (some 5,000 miles), swimming through flooded caverns, staying out all night on islands, sifting fossil bones, and exploring cattle-tramped tombs. The book crackles with the excitement and perplexity aroused by Ireland's heritage of tombs and ring forts. The Introduction by Michael Viney (author of A Year's Turning; Dufour Editions) puts the book in context and relates it to today's concerns over conservation and ecology.
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Praeger was one of Ireland's premier botanists. With this volume, released in 1937, the author offers his observations on not only the Emerald Isle's flora but also its animal life, geology, archaeology, and more. Reproduced to mark the 60th anniversary of its original publication, this edition includes a new introduction that puts the book in context to contemporary issues. Still one of the best titles on the subject.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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'The entire book is a treasure trove' Books Ireland 'Engaging, erudite, and timeless - a wonderful book' The Irish Times 'With enough erudition to satisfy any dull academic' Sunday Tribune
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I'm ordering an extra copy of this book for my Irish house; it walks away with visitors, I think. It's a wonderful wander through a colorful land which, in a way, persists behind the modern clutter, the wide roads and narrow minds that have replaced the old ways. I'll carry it with me as I drive down to Roundstone, up to Sligo, amethyst mining on Achill ... the stones, plants, birds and other charms of Ireland are merrily visited, and it gives another dimension to one's explorations.
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