Charles Darwin: his life and work. (World's Classics) (Illustrated) - Brossura

Holder, Charles Frederick

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ISBN 10: 1530538823 ISBN 13: 9781530538829

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Riassunto

Charles Frederick Holder (1851–1915) was the inventor of big-game fishing and a founder of Pasadena's Tournament of Roses and the Tuna Club of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, California.Holder came from a wealthy Massachusetts Quaker family. His father was the zoologist Joseph Bassett Holder (1824-1888) and his mother Emily Augusta Gove.After working as a curator at New York's American Museum of Natural History, he moved to Pasadena, California in 1885. A passionate naturalist throughout his life, he was known for his books on marine zoology and the first books on big-game fishing, a sport Holder pioneered in 1898. His books are noted for their combination of accurate scientific detail with exciting narratives

Su questa edizione

• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1530538823
• ISBN 13: 9781530538829
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 166