A fledgling start -- Acquiring an eagle eye -- The young naturalists' society -- College boy -- A gypsy life -- The medical student -- A family man -- The busy physician -- The empty day -- A Florida interlude -- The associate curator -- Gains and losses -- Writing the book -- Building Mr. Bell's museum -- The cardinal hour -- Epilogue
Summary
Bird enthusiast, doctor, author, curator, educator, conservationist: every chapter in Thomas Sadler Roberts's life is also a chapter in his state's history. In his story, the author - an avid bird enthusiast and nature lover herself - captures a true Minnesota character and his time
