At the Forest's Edge
Memoir of a Physician-Naturalist
1st Edition
Published on 18. April 2016
376 pages
978-0-295-99973-9 (ISBN)
Description
Pediatrician David Hellyer (b. 1913) records his family history and the life experiences that led to his founding of the 600-acre Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, a wildlife sanctuary in Eatonville, Washington.
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David T. Hellyer
Content
- Cover
- At the Forest's Edge
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- From Admiralty Carvers to Tea Merchants
- Naturalist Roots in Japan
- Post-war Switzerland
- A Tutor's Strategy
- Retreat to Italy
- Beyond the Schoolroom
- A British Education
- Off to California
- Horses and Tea
- Belmore Browne and the Canadian Rockies
- Exploring the Northern Sierra
- Dirt Roads and Rodeos
- From West to East
- Coming of Age in Mexico
- Head Over Heels at Yale
- Northwest Beginnings
- Early Skiing in the Cascades
- A New Calling
- Clearing the Decks
- Medical School
- Anatomy, Physiology, and the South Side of Chicago
- Internship
- Navy Doctor
- Gypsy Camp and the Creek
- Residency and Al Capone
- How to Diagnose a Congenital Naturalist
- Life on Steilacoom Creek
- Japan Revisited
- Publishing with George Delacorte
- The Old Order Changes
- Land-Its Highest and Best Use
- The Wetlands
- The Forests
- Horseshoe Lake Ranch
- Cattle Ranching
- The Making of a Park
- Wind River Range
- Northwest Trek: An Enduring Reality
