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Watts, May Petrea Theilgaard was born on May 1, 1893 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Hermann and Claudia (Andersen) Theilgaard.
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From dust jacket notes: "Evolution, climate, animals, and man all have their effects on the growing things of an area. May Theilgaard Watts, the distinguished naturalist, recreates the history of many regions by their revealing plant life. In every chapter, she describes a different location - a neighbor's yard, a forest in the Great Smokies, a mountain top and other sites. In each instance, she explains the plants she sees and what they mean, skillfully building up evidence for a picture of the place's past."
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In this natural history classic, the author takes the reader on field trips to landscapes across America, both domesticated and wild. She shows how to read the stories written in the land, interpreting the clues laid down by history, culture, and natural forces. A renowned teacher, writer and conservationist in her native Midwest, Watts studied with Henry Cowles, the pioneering American ecologist. She was the first to explain his theories of plant succesion to the general public. Her graceful, witty essays, with charming illustrations by the author, are still relevant and engaging today, as she invites us to see the world around us with fresh eyes.
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Take a field trip with American naturalist May Theilgaard Watts to see how nature, history, and culture have written their stories on the landscapes of Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Britain. In this sequel to her popular book Reading the Landscape of America, Watts explores the hills of Italy, the grouse heath of Yorkshire, the Black Forest of Germany, the limestone plateaus of France, and much more, explaining the forces that shaped these landscapes and continue to change them. She draws on botany, ecology, and geography, but also literature and folklore, to interpret the clues written on the land, as she considers the shapes of rooflines and coastlines, the ecology of forests and hedgerows, or the design of a vegetable plot. Illustrated with pen and ink drawings by the author. Includes a key to identifying the trees of Europe.
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Watts, May Petrea Theilgaard was born on May 1, 1893 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Hermann and Claudia (Andersen) Theilgaard.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1918.
Staff naturalist Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois, 1942-1961, naturalist emeirtus, from 1961. Lecturer television programs. Honorary member Friends of Our Native Landscape, 1950.
Chairman emeritus, founder Illinois Prairie Pathological, from 1965.
(Take a field trip with American naturalist May Theilgaard...)
(In this natural history classic, the author takes the rea...)
(From dust jacket notes: "Evolution, climate, animals, and...)
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Honorary member Friends of our Native Landscape, from 1950. Member National Association Biology Teachers (honorary), Garden Club Ravinia and Naperville (honorary), Phi Beta Kappa. F C.
Married Raymond Watts, December 27, 1924. Children: Erica, Tom, Nancy, Peter.