
Marshes
The Disappearing Edens
William Burt(Author)
Yale University Press
Published on 30. March 2007
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-300-12229-9 (ISBN)
Description
An intimate photographic portrait of the marsh as few have ever seen it-exquisitely subtle, mysterious, and teeming with rare birds and flora
Drawn since boyhood to the beauty and allure of marshes, naturalist William Burt has prowled them by day and night, in every season, from one edge of North America to the other. For thirty years he has hauled his large-format camera with him, seeking to capture on film the elusive birds, the wildflowers and grasses, and the unique wild beauty of the marshes. In this breathtakingly lovely book, he selects ninety of his most striking photographs. He also offers his reflections on the marshes he has visited, inviting his readers to come with him and become acquainted with this hidden world, its richness, and its vulnerability. Burt explores marshes near and far, from Connecticut to Manitoba, the Gulf of Mexico, California's Central Valley, the Northern Plains, and elsewhere. His photographs explore all aspects and seasons of marsh life but focus especially on such shy inhabitants as rails, bitterns, grebes, and gallinules. While the photographs tell stories of their own, Burt's narrative invokes the marshes of the past and compares them to today's, with prose as picture-sharp as the photography. No book has ever evoked the mystery and beauty of the marshes so compellingly as this by William Burt. And no reader, having accompanied the author to this secret world, will fail to appreciate the rare privilege of having been there.
Exhibition Schedule:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA (March 10-June 2007)
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD (June-December 2007)
Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX (February 15-May 11, 2008)
Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania (December 13, 2008-March 15, 2009)
Roger Tory Peterson Institute (Jamestown, NY). November 9, 2007 - February 10, 2008
Flint Riverquarium (Albany, Georgia). March 1 -July 31, 2008
Drawn since boyhood to the beauty and allure of marshes, naturalist William Burt has prowled them by day and night, in every season, from one edge of North America to the other. For thirty years he has hauled his large-format camera with him, seeking to capture on film the elusive birds, the wildflowers and grasses, and the unique wild beauty of the marshes. In this breathtakingly lovely book, he selects ninety of his most striking photographs. He also offers his reflections on the marshes he has visited, inviting his readers to come with him and become acquainted with this hidden world, its richness, and its vulnerability. Burt explores marshes near and far, from Connecticut to Manitoba, the Gulf of Mexico, California's Central Valley, the Northern Plains, and elsewhere. His photographs explore all aspects and seasons of marsh life but focus especially on such shy inhabitants as rails, bitterns, grebes, and gallinules. While the photographs tell stories of their own, Burt's narrative invokes the marshes of the past and compares them to today's, with prose as picture-sharp as the photography. No book has ever evoked the mystery and beauty of the marshes so compellingly as this by William Burt. And no reader, having accompanied the author to this secret world, will fail to appreciate the rare privilege of having been there.
Exhibition Schedule:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA (March 10-June 2007)
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD (June-December 2007)
Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX (February 15-May 11, 2008)
Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania (December 13, 2008-March 15, 2009)
Roger Tory Peterson Institute (Jamestown, NY). November 9, 2007 - February 10, 2008
Flint Riverquarium (Albany, Georgia). March 1 -July 31, 2008
Reviews / Votes
"Burt's photographs and passion bring forth the majesty of marshes and their inhabitants, causing the reader to long to visit."-Laura Meyerson, University of Rhode Island -- Laura Meyerson "Burt's magnificent photos stand as a statement of why marshes are true Edens."-Noble S. Proctor, ornithologist-- Noble S. Proctor "Burt is passionate about his subject and conveys that through his sensational photos. His book will instill in any reader a love and appreciation for marshes."-Meg Lowman, author of Life in the Treetops and It's A Jungle Up There -- Meg Lowman
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
92 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1021 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-12229-9 (9780300122299)
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E-Book
05/2007
1st Edition
Yale University Press
€51.95
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Person
William Burt is a naturalist, photographer, and writer with a passion for wild places and elusive birds. He is the author of two previous books, and his photographs and stories have appeared in Smithsonian, Audubon, National Wildlife, and other magazines. He lives in Old Lyme, CT.