Far Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early Life Book

1918. 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 cutthroat gauchos, pursued ostriches, explored lagoons, and allowed burrowing armadillos to drag him elbow-deep into the earth. A wonderful read. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

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British author and naturalist Hudson spent the first 18 years of his life in Argentina, and, in 1918, he released this memoir of his numerous experiences there. As a naturalist and ornithologist, he provides great detail on wildlife, of course, but he also offers portraits of the varied humans encountered on his youthful adventures. A charming remembrance of childhood. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.