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Monsters in Nature: Frightful Tales from the 19th Century

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Today’s book is truly filled with Page Frights! Sea and Land: An Illustrated History of the Wonderful and Curious Things of Nature Existing Before and Since the Deluge, by James W. Buel (1849-1920), highlights some truly horrific creatures and plants, with colorful tales and an abundance of amazing illustrations. You can read about, and see images of, giant prehistoric and contemporary land, air and sea creatures, sometimes in battle with one another and sometimes battling humans–including early man.

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October 11, 2016byLaurel Byrnes
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Sea Monks and Other Page Frights: Celebrate Halloween, Library and Archives Style!

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Welcome to Page Frights, a month-long social media celebration of Halloween! All this month (1-31 October), libraries and archives around the world will be sharing spooky, creepy, frightening, and otherwise Halloween-related books and images from their collections on social media with the hashtag #PageFrights.

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October 1, 2016byGrace Costantino
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Jesús Sánchez’s Mexican Medical Zoology

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Sánchez, Jesús. Datos para la zoología médica mexicana: arácnidos é insectos. México: Oficina Tipográfica de la Secretaría de Fomento, 1893.
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September 22, 2016byMinerva Castro Escamilla
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The New York Entomological Society

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The New York Entomological Society (NYES), founded in 1892, is one of the oldest, continually active entomological societies in the U.S.
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September 15, 2016byPatrick Randall
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Catesby’s Magnificent Natural History, In Three Editions

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In May of 1729, the first part of the first fully illustrated book on the flora and fauna of North America was presented to the Royal Society. Upon the conclusion of the work, Royal Society Secretary Cromwell Mortimer praised it as “the most magnificent Work I know of, since the Art of Printing has been discovered” (Nelson and Elliott, 165). The work was The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, and all told it was issued in eleven parts (including an appendix) over an eighteen year period (from 1729-1747).
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September 1, 2016byGrace Costantino
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The National Park Service, Historic Surveys, and the Hunt for Documentation

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This year is the National Park Service’s Centennial anniversary. In recognition, we thought we would take a look at one of the geological surveys that inspired the founding of Yellowstone National Park. In recent months, researchers in increasing numbers have looked for specimens and field documentation relating to Yellowstone, specifically from the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871. This survey is important for a number of reasons. It was the first federally funded survey, and was instrumental in introducing the American public to Yellowstone’s natural wonders. It inspired Congress to establish Yellowstone as the first national park in 1872. Smithsonian is a repository for specimens and documentation from the Hayden Geological Survey and numerous others relating to the U.S.

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August 25, 2016byLesley Parilla
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The Raptor Research Foundation

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This year, the Raptor Research Foundation (RRF) celebrates its 50th year of promoting scientific understanding of birds of prey.
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August 18, 2016byPatrick Randall
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