Description
If you are interested in the flora and fauna of Florida and you are looking for a document that can help you compare the inventory of plants and animals you can see and find in the area today with the state of affairs at the end of the 19th century, A Florida Sketch-Book by Bradford Torrey will certainly be a valuable asset in your library.A Florida Sketch-Book is an excellent compilation of essays about the natural environment of the Sunshine State. Published in 1894, the book provides a comprehensive description of the plants and animals in the area as they were seen by an expert.Bradford Torrey was an ornithologist who dedicated most of his life to the study of nature, especially to the biomes in Florida. He carried out his study using scientific methods and he also systematized his findings using scientifically acknowledged classifications, making the Sketch-Book an excellent resource for interested readers.If you live in Florida and you are passionate about nature, you will probably find the book not only an interesting compilation of scientific essays, but also a valuable period piece you will be able to recognize the places Torrey wrote about and you will probably be surprised to see how much they have changed since this work was published, with all the good and bad aspects of change.A Florida Sketch-Book provides valuable insight into the composition of Floridas natural environment at the end of the 19th century, but readers must be prepared for a text that uses a style a bit dated.The language used in the book is rich and sophisticated, pairing scientific terms with elevated prose, which might be a combination that requires the full attention of the reader, so the work provides not only scientific information, but the possibility to sample the style of 19th century scientific writing as well.