The land and wildlife of North America

by Peter Farb

A very informative guide to the geography and wildlife indigenous to North America

Genres: Nature

200 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Peter Farb (1929 - 1980) was an American author, anthropologist, linguist, environmentalist, biologist, and spokesman for conservation.

In 1950, he graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University. He attended Columbia University graduate school from 1950 to 1951.

Peter Farb was a freelance writer in the areas of the natural and human sciences for many years, authoring many acclaimed books, including several books for young readers, and columns in national magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens, and Reader’s Digest. President John F. Kennedy's Secretary of the Interior, Stuart L. Udall described him as a "... young man with a consuming interest in the land and living things ... one of the finest conservation spokesmen of our period."

Reviews

[Kane Faucher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a piece of my childhood. Luridly illustrated and competently put together. Peter Farb takes an unapologetic conservatationist ethic in his descriptions on how early settlers despoiled the pristine, primeval landscape. One of the features that I find worthy of mention is that there is a section devoted to showcasing the most excellent mural paintings of internationally acclaimed naturalist artist Jay H. Matternes. I recall staring at these photograph plates spanning the Miocene up through the Oligocene, all the prehistoric animals clustered together in vividly realistic landscapes.