The Fall of a Sparrow
Sálim Ali
In this engaging autobiography, India's greatest ornithologist Salim Ali recounts his exciting experiences in the outdoors and chronicles his unusual love of birds. Eighty-seven at the time of writing and an internationally renowned figure, he vividly describes expeditions to almost every part of the subcontinent, including the old Princely States, Burma, Sikkim, Tibet, Bhutan and Afghanistan. As he tells of his life as motorcyclist, timber merchant, scientist, author and decorated celebrity, a picture also emerges of pre-independent India, of Maharajas and colonial administration.
Année:
1988
Edition:
Paperback
Editeur::
Oxford University Press, USA
Langue:
english
ISBN 10:
0195621271
ISBN 13:
9780195621273
Fichier:
PDF, 19.83 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1988