Book TV (CSPAN 2) features Lee Peterson and a discussion about the  
Peterson
Field Guide to the Birds this weekend at 11 AM on Saturday and  
repeated at
11 AM on Sunday.

Info below :


Franz Hespenheide
Damascus, MD




About the Program

Lee Peterson, son of the late naturalist Roger Tory Peterson (1908 -  
1996), discusses the publishing history of "A Field Guide to Birds."  
Originally published in 1934, the first field guide designed for non- 
scientists has sold over 8 million copies. During this event Mr.  
Peterson also discusses his father's life and legacy and the newest  
version of the field guide.


Roger Tory Peterson
Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996) was a wildlife artist and naturalist  
who created the idea of the portable field guide. First published in  
1934, the field guide made it possible for professionals and amateurs  
to study birds without shooting them, which had been the previous  
practice. Mr. Peterson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom  
by Jimmy Carter.
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America

Lee Allen Peterson
Lee Allen Peterson is the younger son of Roger Tory Peterson. A  
graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Mr. Peterson wrote the Peterson  
Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants and spent years photographing  
plants and giving natural history lectures at colleges and nature  
centers. He wrote the introduction to the newest edition of the  
Peterson Field Guide to Birds.
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America







Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, January 24, at 11:00 AM

Sunday, January 25, at 8:00 AM



On Book-TV  - CSPAN 2   Channel  110  on Verizon FIOS


Saturday, January 24, 2009

11:00 AM   EST  -  47 min
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America
Authors: Lee Allen Peterson; Roger Tory Peterson


Sunday,  January 25, 2009

8:00 AM   EST  -  47 min
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America
Authors: Lee Allen Peterson; Roger Tory Peterson