A Naturalist in Florida: A Celebration of Eden

Archie Carr

Yale University Press, 1994 - Science - 264 pages

Archie Carr (1909-1987) was an eminent naturalist, writer, conservationist, and world authority on sea turtles. Throughout his life he wrote on many aspects of natural history, but he was particularly entranced by the wildlife and ecosystems of Florida, where he lived for more than fifty years. This book - a collection of essays on Florida - provides memorable details and anecdotes about the flora, fauna, and humans that have inhabited this colorful landscape.

About the author

He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1929. He is currently Pellegrino University Research Professor & Honorary Curator in Entomology of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. He is on the Board of Directors of the Nature Conservancy, Conservation International & the American Museum of Natural History. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Naturalist in Florida: A Celebration of Eden
• Author: Archie Carr
• Editor: Marjorie Harris Carr
• Contributor: Edward O. Wilson
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Yale University Press, 1994
• ISBN: 0300055897, 9780300055894
• Length: 264 pages
• Subjects: Science / General