Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996), legendary artist, naturalist, and Great Man of American birding, left a rich legacy. His philosophical legacy lies in the countless...
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In 1955 Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher published Wild America, the tale of their travels across North America, from park to park, and...
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Thanks to the good, generous folks at Houghton Mifflin, we had two copies of the exciting new Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North...
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Roger Tory Peterson commands respect. His legacy is not simply that he made the world a better place but that his works changed, and...
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So you want a free copy of the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, don’t you? Of course you do. The question...
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You’d think that a person’s centennial, even a posthumous one, would be easier. The long-awaited newly revised Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North...
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One hundred years ago this month, a true giant of conservation was born. While his origins may have been modest, his accomplishments over a...
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Reading a book is usually the closest we’ll ever come to interacting with its author. The experience of reading some books is akin to...
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