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White House History Quarterly: Nature and Wildlife in the President's Park (Issue 43)

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Description:This issue of White House History features wildlife in the President’s Park with articles on the beloved squirrels, birds, and butterflies, and the much less desirable mice and rats who make their home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The issue opens with an article by Jonathan Gross, who studied Thomas Jefferson’s literary reflections on animals and poetry compiled in his scrapbooks. Art historian William Kloss discovered butterflies in presidential life and art. Jonathan Pliska took note of the busy and fearless squirrel population in the President's Park. The environment, as championed by Theodore Roosevelt and Rachel Carson, is seen through White House birds, in an article by Robert Musil. The late William Bushong, relayed for us the history of White House Thanksgiving turkeys and the evolution of the traditional annual presidential pardon. Lauren Zook gives the history of the odd “grizzly bear chair,” presented by a bear hunter to the beleaguered President Andrew Johnson. William Seale commemorated rats and mice at the White House, where for over a century they were uninvited but permanent residents. Newly commissioned photography by wildlife photographer Martin Radigan captures hummingbirds, butterflies, and squirrels at play throughout the President's Park.— Animal Fantasies and Fables in Thomas Jefferson’s Scrapbooks by Jonathan Gross— Butterflies in Art and Flight at the White House by William Kloss— White House Squirrels: “Both Pets and Pests” by Jonathan Pliska— Theodore Roosevelt, Rachel Carson, and the Environmentalist Movement by Robert K. Musil— The Story of Thanksgiving at the White House by William Bushong— President Andrew Johnson’s Grizzly Bear Chair: A Gift from Seth Kinman by Lauren A. Zook— The Matter of Rats at the White House by William SealeWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with White House History Quarterly: Nature and Wildlife in the President's Park (Issue 43). To get started finding White House History Quarterly: Nature and Wildlife in the President's Park (Issue 43), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 74

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: White House Historical Association

Release: 2016

ISBN: 193191771X

Description: This issue of White House History features wildlife in the President’s Park with articles on the beloved squirrels, birds, and butterflies, and the much less desirable mice and rats who make their home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The issue opens with an article by Jonathan Gross, who studied Thomas Jefferson’s literary reflections on animals and poetry compiled in his scrapbooks. Art historian William Kloss discovered butterflies in presidential life and art. Jonathan Pliska took note of the busy and fearless squirrel population in the President's Park. The environment, as championed by Theodore Roosevelt and Rachel Carson, is seen through White House birds, in an article by Robert Musil. The late William Bushong, relayed for us the history of White House Thanksgiving turkeys and the evolution of the traditional annual presidential pardon. Lauren Zook gives the history of the odd “grizzly bear chair,” presented by a bear hunter to the beleaguered President Andrew Johnson. William Seale commemorated rats and mice at the White House, where for over a century they were uninvited but permanent residents. Newly commissioned photography by wildlife photographer Martin Radigan captures hummingbirds, butterflies, and squirrels at play throughout the President's Park.— Animal Fantasies and Fables in Thomas Jefferson’s Scrapbooks by Jonathan Gross— Butterflies in Art and Flight at the White House by William Kloss— White House Squirrels: “Both Pets and Pests” by Jonathan Pliska— Theodore Roosevelt, Rachel Carson, and the Environmentalist Movement by Robert K. Musil— The Story of Thanksgiving at the White House by William Bushong— President Andrew Johnson’s Grizzly Bear Chair: A Gift from Seth Kinman by Lauren A. Zook— The Matter of Rats at the White House by William SealeWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with White House History Quarterly: Nature and Wildlife in the President's Park (Issue 43). To get started finding White House History Quarterly: Nature and Wildlife in the President's Park (Issue 43), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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