Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks: Third Edition
by Olaus J. Murie, Mark Elbroch
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Author: Mark Elbroch, Olaus J. MurieDraft Writer: Roger Tory Peterson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-10
ISBN: 061851743X
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Book Review: A Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
The original Peterson's Field Guide to Animal Tracks by Olaus Murie has been an inspiration to generations of trackers, naturalists, and wildlife enthusiasts. It was the first in-depth guide of its kind, and in addition to numerous illustrations of tracks and animal sign, Murie added colorful stories of his own experiences in the great outdoors. The book transcended mere field guide status into the ranks of the classics of natural history.
In the most recent revision of this classic, Mark Elbroch has done an exceptionally tasteful job of updating the guide. He worked to enhance the work of Murie, but keep the essence of the classic work. In particular, Elbroch re-arranged the animal species into phylogenetic order (the order by which animals are related through the course of evolution) allowing for the many advances within the scientific community since the original book was published, and added many color photographs to enhance the illustrations of Murie. As Elbroch notes, the book is still the one Murie wrote; Elbroch simply acted as a caretaker to bring this great book to generations more.
I would recommend this book highly to anyone with an interest in animals or natural history.
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