Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology birds, books and business

Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : birds, books and business / Henry A. McGhie.

Author/creator	McGhie, Henry A.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Description	xxiv, 341 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Dresser, H. E. (Henry Eeles), 1838-1915--Correspondence. Dresser, H. E. (Henry Eeles), 1838-1915--Diaries. Ornithologists--Great Britain --Biography. Ornithology--Great Britain --History --19th century. Birds--Europe. Birds--Catalogs and collections --Great Britain. Birds--Collection and preservation. Birds--Classification. Birds--Nomenclature. Birds--Identification.

Contents	1. Family background and early life -- 2. Texas : the big adventure -- 3. Settling down to business -- 4. Early exploits in ornithological society -- 5. Collecting -- 6. Discovering the birds of Europe. I -- 7. Discovering the birds of Europe. II -- 8. Making The birds of Europe -- 9. A central figure : society life in the 1870s -- 10. The 1880s : the rise of rivalry -- 11. The 1890s : the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History) -- 12. Working independently, 1900-5 -- 13. The grand finale : producing Eggs of the birds of Europe -- 14. Time for a change -- 15. Legacies -- Appendix 1. Birds mentioned in the text -- Appendix 2. Birds named by Henry Dresser -- Appendix 3. Birds named after Henry Dresser -- Appendix 4. Publications based on Henry Dresser's collections, 1985-2017.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-318) and indexes.
Bibliography note	"Bibliography of Henry Dresser": pages 319-327.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2017471057
ISBN	9781784994136
ISBN	1784994138

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