Far Away & Long Ago
The first eighteen years of William Hudson's life were spent on the Argentinian pampas. Although he was a scholarly ornithologist, every page of this book reveals a rapturous delight in the wildlife of the pampas, animal or human.
He mixed with cut-throat gauchos, pursued ostriches, explored lagoons, and allowed burrowing armadillos to drag him elbow-deep into the earth.
Far Away & Long Ago captures Hudson's youthful adventures and his profound connection with nature, offering a vivid glimpse of life and wildlife on the pampas.
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The first eighteen years of William Hudson's life were spent on the Argentinian pampas. Although he was a scholarly ornithologist, every page of this book reveals a rapturous delight in the wildlife of the pampas, animal or human.
He mixed with cut-throat gauchos, pursued ostriches, explored lagoons, and allowed burrowing armadillos to drag him elbow-deep into the earth.
Far Away & Long Ago captures Hudson's youthful adventures and his profound connection with nature, offering a vivid glimpse of life and wildlife on the pampas.
