The Real Thing is the first official biography of Ian McTaggart Cowan (1910–2010), the (3z(Bfather of Canadian ecology.(3y (BAuthorized by his family and with the research support and participation of the University of Victoria Libraries, Briony Penn provides an unprecedented and accessible window into the story of this remarkable naturalist. From his formative years roaming the mountains around Vancouver looking for venison to his last years finishing the voluminous and authoritative Birds of British Columbia, Cowan’s life provides a unique perspective on a century of environmental change—with a critical message for the future.--Publisher's description.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 570.92
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781771600729 9781771600705
- LCCN
- QH31.M42
- LCCN Item number
- P46 2015eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xvii, 558 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Published in
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00236609 (OCoLC)949857940 (CaOOCEL)449167
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Contents 5
- Preface 7
- Part 1, The Early Years:1 910–1920 19
- Chapter 1: Edinburgh, 1910–1913 21
- Chapter 2: Vancouver, 1913–1919 37
- Chapter 3: North Vancouver, 1923–1925 49
- Chapter 4: Vancouver, 1925–1927 61
- Part 2, The Formative Years:1927–1929 79
- Chapter 5: Vancouver, 1927 81
- Chapter 6: Alta Lake, 1928 93
- Chapter 7: UBC, 1927–1929 99
- Part 3, Gathering Skills: 1929–1932 107
- Chapter 8: Kamloops, 1929 109
- Chapter 9: Newgate, BC, 1930 121
- Chapter 10: The Rockies, 1930 139
- Chapter 11: Tofino, 1931 149
- Chapter 12: Vancouver Island, 1931 165
- Chapter 13: Chilcotin, 1931 173
- Chapter 14: Cariboo, 1932 181
- Part 4, The Berkeley Years: 1932–1935 193
- Chapter 15: Berkeley, 1932–1933 195
- Chapter 16: Berkeley, 1933–1935 211
- Part 5, The Museum Years:1935–1940 219
- Chapter 17: Victoria, 1935–1936 221
- Chapter 18: Okanagan Honeymoon, 1936 233
- Chapter 19: Ootsa Lake – “The Way Down,” 1936 237
- Chapter 20: Mount Revelstoke, 1937 249
- Chapter 21: Peace River, 1938 265
- Chapter 22: Coastal Islands, 1939 283
- Chapter 23: UBC and Okanagan, 1940–1942 301
- Chapter 24: Fraser Valley, 1941–1942 315
- Part 6, The Early University Years: 1941–1950 325
- Chapter 25: The Rockies, 1943 327
- Chapter 26: The Rockies Again, 1944 347
- Chapter 27: Queen Charlotte Islands, 1945–1946 369
- Chapter 28: Mackenzie Delta, 1947 391
- Chapter 29: Chilcotin and the Ashnola, 1947–1948 411
- Part 7, Travel, Television and Advocacy: 1952–2010 427
- Chapter 30: Scotland and Europe, 1952–1953 429
- Chapter 31: Saturna Island, 1954–1960 443
- Chapter 32: Coast to Mountains, 1953–2010 457
- Afterword 479
- Acknowledgements 480
- Table of Species 483
- Notes 491
- Bibliography 533
- Index 559
- About the Author 576
