A Bird-Lover in the West - Paperback

by Olive Thorne Miller (Author)

A Bird-Lover in the West by Olive Thorne Miller chronicles the natural history of the birds (among other flora and fauna) in Ohio, Colorado, and Utah. When Miller finds herself in nature, she inevitably turns her attention to the birds, and her astute direct observations of their behavior are simultaneously scientific and inspirational. Readers will be itching to get outside and seek some feathered friends for themselves. A note on our public domain restorations: Idle Winter Press selects interesting projects in the public domain to publish. Our books are not simply a PDF of an original version, printed and bound with a sub-standard cover. We painstakingly restore images, professionally format interiors, and design quality covers. If the text warrants it, we add an index (or improve the existing one), create diagrams, and research contexts as necessary. Though the public domain text is available for free on the internet, the high-quality, beautifully printed restoration is only available from Idle Winter Press.

Author Biography

Olive Thorne Miller (1831-1918) was a naturalist, ornithologist and children's writer. She was the eldest of four children, born in Auburn, New York. In addition to writing on birds and their behavior, Miller contributed to the journal of the Audubon Society. Between 1858 and 1869 she gave up writing in order to raise her kids. In 1880 she became an avid bird watcher. Miller was a proponent of the movement to prevent hunting of birds for use of their plumes in the millinery trade.