Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Nonfiction |
Call Number:
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920 Beston |
Author:
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Payne, Daniel G., |
Title:
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Orion on the dunes |
Remainder of title:
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a biography of Henry Beston |
Summary, etc. note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9781567925494 (alk. paper) |
Description conventions:
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rda |
Authentication code:
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pcc |
Geographic area code:
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n-us--- |
Classification number:
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QH31.B48 |
Item number:
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P39 2016 |
Edition number:
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23 |
Classification number:
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508.092 |
Classification number:
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B |
Dates associated with a name:
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1958- |
Relator term:
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author. |
Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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by Daniel G. Payne. |
Place of publication:
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Boston, MA. |
Name of publisher:
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David R Godine |
Date of publication:
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2016 |
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Boston : |
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David R. Rodine, Publisher, |
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2016. |
Extent:
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xxxiv, 391 pages : |
Other physical details:
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illustrations ; |
Dimensions:
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24 cm |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
Bibliography, etc. note:
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-349) and index. |
Formatted contents note:
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Foreground: a sense of place -- A New England boyhood of sea and shore (1888-1915) -- A volunteer Poilu (1915-1916) -- The violence and imbecilities of men (1916-1919) -- Weary of armageddon (1919-1923) -- A gallant vagabond (1923-1926) -- Orion rises on the dunes (1926-1928) -- Henry and Elizabeth (1929-1932) -- The revelation of the earth (1932-1935) -- The divine consciousness and the soul of man (1936-1940) -- A naturalist looks at war (1941-1945) -- The cosmic chill (1945-1952) -- The minotaur downstairs (1953-1958) -- On the side of life (1959-1968) -- Epilogue. |
Source of acquisition:
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Donation 03/25/2017 |
Purchase price:
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$29.95 |
Personal name:
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Beston, Henry, |
Dates associated with a name:
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1888-1968. |
Subject:
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Naturalists |
Subject:
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Authors, American |
Subject:
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Beston, Henry (1888-1968)-Biography. |
Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
Form subdivision:
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Biography. |
Geographic subdivision:
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Massachusetts |
Geographic subdivision:
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20th century |
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acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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claim1 2016-02-03 |
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claim2 2016-06-24 |
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policy default |
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xk16 2016-06-07 |
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xn11 2016-09-29 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. |
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rl00 2016-10-05 to SMA |
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rl11 2017-01-12 (260b corr.) |
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xk16 2015-07-13 |
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rl11 2016-11-19 to CALM |
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xk16 2015-07-13 to Dewey holding for author d.o.b. |
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xl05 2015-07-17 (telework) |