At the Forest's Edge
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At the Forest's Edge

Memoir of a Physician-Naturalist

  1. 376 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

At the Forest's Edge

Memoir of a Physician-Naturalist

About this book

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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Information

Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780295979151
eBook ISBN
9780295999739

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. At the Forest’s Edge
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. From Admiralty Carvers to Tea Merchants
  9. Naturalist Roots in Japan
  10. Post-war Switzerland
  11. A Tutor’s Strategy
  12. Retreat to Italy
  13. Beyond the Schoolroom
  14. A British Education
  15. Off to California
  16. Horses and Tea
  17. Belmore Browne and the Canadian Rockies
  18. Exploring the Northern Sierra
  19. Dirt Roads and Rodeos
  20. From West to East
  21. Coming of Age in Mexico
  22. Head Over Heels at Yale
  23. Northwest Beginnings
  24. Early Skiing in the Cascades
  25. A New Calling
  26. Clearing the Decks
  27. Medical School
  28. Anatomy, Physiology, and the South Side of Chicago
  29. Internship
  30. Navy Doctor
  31. Gypsy Camp and the Creek
  32. Residency and Al Capone
  33. How to Diagnose a Congenital Naturalist
  34. Life on Steilacoom Creek
  35. Japan Revisited
  36. Publishing with George Delacorte
  37. The Old Order Changes
  38. Land—Its Highest and Best Use
  39. The Wetlands
  40. The Forests
  41. Horseshoe Lake Ranch
  42. Cattle Ranching
  43. The Making of a Park
  44. Wind River Range
  45. Northwest Trek: An Enduring Reality

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