A Natural History of New York City

by John Kieran, Henry Bugbee Kane (Illustrator)

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Genres: Nonfiction, New York, Science Nature, Nature

428 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

John Francis Kieran was an American author, journalist, amateur naturalist and radio and television personality.

Reviews

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I treasure this book as a gift my grandma gave me years ago when I worked for the New York City Parks Department.

As a book though it lacks a narrative thread, instead writing a sentence or a half about almost every tree, shrub, bird, mammal and lizard to grace the City, most particularly Van Cortlandt Park.

I didn't have enough time to Google every creature to see pictures and I was too scared to learn which is surely extinct or no longer to be found in the city. The drawings were beautiful and I could have used five times as many.

I was interested to learn that the author was an award winning baseball writer and that there is now a trail named after him in his favorite park.

[R.L.Stine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations indicative of the period the book was published, unfortunately so is the social narrative and the understanding of comprehensive ecology! Man had the audacity to say that continued, unfettered urban development and fragmentation of ecosystems would only affect species in number - cmon bro. Just get the dang book to look at the pictures or possibly place on your coffee table.

[Sheila · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have the 1959 original hardcover book, such a treat to look at now and then. A true naturalists guide with much history of a beloved city I spent 10 years in.