The Outer Lands: A Natural History Guide to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Block Island, and Long Island
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Biology
| Author: | Dorothy Sterling | ISBN: | 9780393247206 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | June 17, 1992 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dorothy Sterling |
| ISBN: | 9780393247206 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication: | June 17, 1992 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language: | English |
Did you know that horseshoe crabs have been around for 200 million years? That mussels "spin" long anchor lines and climb steep slopes with them? Do you know what a "Beetlebung" tree is?
This is all part of Dorothy Sterling's fascinating description of The Outer Lands, and the plants and animals that inhabit this peninsula and chain of islands along our New England coast.
Did you know that horseshoe crabs have been around for 200 million years? That mussels "spin" long anchor lines and climb steep slopes with them? Do you know what a "Beetlebung" tree is?
This is all part of Dorothy Sterling's fascinating description of The Outer Lands, and the plants and animals that inhabit this peninsula and chain of islands along our New England coast.
