The Incredible Year by Alec H Chisholm (Second Hand Book)

Description SECOND HAND BOOK Here is the story of an Australian abroad in 1938–and it is strikingly different from anything yet written about that fateful year. The absorbing interest of this book will remain long after political and journalistic commentaries have grown stale, for A. H. Chisholm is not content to be merely a keen observer of world affairs. He is first and foremost a lover of nature and of the beauty of ancient and enduring things. Imagine a composite of the most interesting features of a book on travel, a book on current events, and a book on birds, and you will have The Incredible Year.  The author had a ringside seat in Berlin at the time of the Munich crisis, and he made the most of his opportunity to study Hitler and the Nazi leaders. But the object of his visit was to show films of our lyre-birds and bower-birds at a naturalists’ conference. In England he listened to politicians–and nightingales! The piquancy of these contrasts and the good humour and all-embracing curiosity of the author give The Incredible Year a flavour that is all its own. Here is a feast various enough for all tastes–shrewd comment on political matters, vivid impressions of famous men, rambles through flowery English lanes and wild Scottish mountains, excursions into the romantic past and–most fascinating of all–into the wonderful miniature world of bird-life. Specifications: Condition: Poor. Excessive damage to dust jacket; the book itself is in fair condition, some yellowing and staining on pages but in decent condition otherwise, writing on interior of front cover. Publisher: Halstead Press Year: 1944 Format: Hardcover Pages: 239 ISBN: N/A