(017326) Hunter, Clark. The Life and Letters of Alexander Wilson. Philadelphia: Am. Philosophical Soc., 1983. Hardcover. Thick 8vo. 456 pages. Fine in Fine DJ. B&W and Color Illustrations Limited edition of 2,000 copies Wilson (1766-1 813) has been called "The Father of American Ornithology". (Nature) (Wilson, Alexander, Biography, Ornithologists, Birds)