Chico, George, the Birds, and Me: The Mexican Travelogue of a Woman Naturalist, 1948-1949

Dorothy Chapman Saunders

Chico, George, the Birds, and Me: The Mexican Travelogue of a Woman Naturalist, 1948-1949
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Country
United States
Published
1 September 2008
Pages
256
ISBN
9781603440615

Chico, George, the Birds, and Me: The Mexican Travelogue of a Woman Naturalist, 1948-1949

Dorothy Chapman Saunders

When a mysterious manila envelope reached the hands of Henry
Milt
Reeves, no one could have anticipated the story that waited inside. Enclosed he found a manuscript written half a century earlier and yellowed with age. Each fragile page unfolded the first-person story of a trip Dorothy Chapman Saunders had taken to Mexico in 1948 and 1949 with her husband and seasoned ornithologist, George, to conduct field surveys of waterfowl and white-winged doves for the U.S. government.In
Chico, George, the Birds, and Me , Saunders adeptly describes the birds they saw and the survey work they did. She also charts the other details of their journey as they traveled in a jeep they dubbed
Chico.
A gifted naturalist, Saunders offers an engaging, lively account that reflects her education, experiences, and many capabilities as a traveler, newspaper reporter, journalist, marksman, pilot, and scientist. Her observations will give new insight to those interested in natural history, ornithology, adventure, travel in Mexico, and women in science.

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