Random House New Releases - Nature - Butterflies

Butterfly People by William R. Leach

2013-04-09T00:30:00-05:00

Butterfly People An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World
Written by William R. Leach

Hardcover, 416 pages | Pantheon | Nature - Butterflies; Nature - Insects & Spiders; History - Modern - 19th Century | $32.50 | 978-0-375-42293-5 (0-375-42293-5)

With 32 pages of full-color inserts and black-and-white illustrations throughout.

From one of our most highly regarded historians, here is an original and engrossing chronicle of nineteenth-century America’s infatuation with butterflies, and the story of the naturalists who unveiled the mysteries of their existence.

A product of William Leach’s lifelong love of butterflies, this engaging and elegantly illustrated history shows how Americans from all walks of life passionately pursued butterflies, and how through their discoveries and observations they transformed the character of natural history. Leach focuses on the correspondence and scientific writings of half a dozen pioneering lepidopterists who traveled across the country and throughout the world, collecting and studying unknown and exotic species. In a book as full of life as the subjects themselves and foregrounding a collecting culture now on the brink of vanishing, Leach reveals how the beauty of butterflies led Americans into a deeper understanding of the natural world. He shows, too, that the country’s enthusiasm for butterflies occurred at the very moment that another form of beauty—the technological and industrial objects being displayed at world’s fairs and commercial shows—was emerging, and that Americans’ attraction to this new beauty would eventually, and at great cost, take precedence over nature in general and butterflies in particular.

Butterfly People by William R. Leach

2013-04-09T00:30:00-05:00

Butterfly People An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World
Written by William R. Leach

eBook, 416 pages | Pantheon | Nature - Butterflies; Nature - Insects & Spiders; History - Modern - 19th Century | $16.99 | 978-0-307-90787-5 (0-307-90787-2)

National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Butterflies Of North America by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

1990-07-21T00:30:00-05:00

National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Butterflies Of North America
Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

Trade Paperback, 192 pages | Knopf | Nature - Butterflies | $10.95 | 978-0-679-72981-5 (0-679-72981-X)

Filled with succinct descriptions and dazzling photographs, the National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Butterflies in North America is designed to be compact enough for nature-lovers to easily bring along when observing butterflies. This streamlined volume contains: a simple field guide identifying 80 of the most widespread butterflies in North America and a complete overview of observing butterflies, covering basic identifying field marks and practical tips for observing and distinguishing different butterflies.

This pocket guide is packed with information; bright photographs capturing the butterflies perched with their wings spread and closed; specific descriptions of each species' important identifying characteristics, life cycle, habitat and range, line drawings depicting the basic butterfly anatomy, a description of major butterfly groups and a glossary of technical terms.

When observing these beautifully fragile creatures, the National Audubon Society Guide to Familiar Butterflies of North America is an excellent and handy reference guide to take along during any nature walk.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

1981-07-12T00:30:00-05:00

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies
Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

Hardcover, 928 pages | Knopf | Nature - Butterflies | $21.95 | 978-0-394-51914-2 (0-394-51914-0)

Butterflies are among the natural world's most colorful and intriguing creatures, so what could be more useful than a handy field guide with more than 1,000 photographs of all the butterflies of North America north of Mexico, including all true butterflies, the most common skippers, and many migrants and strays. The color plates are visually arranged by shape and color, and thumb-tab silhouettes provide a convenient index to identification of butterflies in the field. The species account for each butterfly provides measurements, descriptions of each stage of the life cycle, and information on coloring or distinguishing markings, flight period, habitat, and range.

Random House New Releases - Nature - Butterflies

Butterfly People by William R. Leach

Butterfly People An American Encounter with the Beauty of the WorldWritten by William R. Leach

Butterfly People by William R. Leach

Butterfly People An American Encounter with the Beauty of the WorldWritten by William R. Leach

National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Butterflies Of North America by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Butterflies Of North America Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

Butterfly People An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World
Written by William R. Leach

Butterfly People An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World
Written by William R. Leach

National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Butterflies Of North America
Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies
Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY