The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of the Eastern Freshwater Wetlands | 
| Author: John Eastman
Creator: Amelia Hansen
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 447875
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0811725189
Dewey Decimal Number: 582.130974
EAN: 9780811725187
ASIN: 0811725189
Publication Date: March 1995
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Condition: Very good condition, almost like new; clean and tight.
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Sweet! March 23, 2002
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a really great book. It explains way more then you would expect for a field guide. It goes in depth about each plant, animals that depend on them and other interesting tidbits that you wont find in any other guide. The awsome illustrations are done so beautifully and true to life no one should have any problems idtentifying plants on the trail. They also truly give this book a nice touch. It's like a book of old documenting new discoveries!
Great book! August 6, 2001
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a must have book if you live in areas with swamps/bogs. Its so accurate I'm just amazed. It is also very easy to use. It has drawings and it talks not only about id of the plants but also their "lifestyle" (e.g. how they reproduce, various ideosyncasies of the plants, insects that are associated etc.) Each plant also has a short section on lore which adds a nice bit of history. I really like the book
Just what I was looking for! May 29, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
For those people who already kind of know their way around the forest, and are more interested in what they are going to see ASSOCIATED with the plants they see than what an Audobon book says, this is a naturalist's dream come true!Great b/w illustrations of not only leaves and fruits, but insects, diseases, toothmarks, clawmarks and nests that can be found on and around the trees and plants listed in the book... Also highly recommended is the Forest and Thicket book by the same authors...
Unique resource for understanding this ecosystem May 15, 2000
35 out of 36 found this review helpful
The authors' love of nature and years of experience clearly show in this unique field guide. Most books have an encyclopedic and repetitive approach. In contrast, this book looks at the individual plants and how they fit into the entire ecosystem ranging from companion plants, and dependent bird, mammal, and insect species. I have not seen another book that describes eastern wetlands in as much detail and yet still be highly readable.
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