Authors:George A. Petrides, Roger Tory Peterson,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Keywords: field, guide, southeastern, south, centralcanada, peterson, states, central, trees, shrubs, northeastern, north, united
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 1973-09-06
List price: $19.00
ISBN-10: 039535370X
ISBN-13: 9780395353707

All the wild trees, shrubs, and woody vines in the area north to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina and Tennessee, and west to the Dakotas and Kansas are described in detail. Accounts of 646 species include shape and arrangement of leaves, height, color, bark texture, flowering season, and fruit. Clear, accurate drawings illustrate leaves, flowers, buds, tree silhouettes, and other characteristics.

Authors:George A. Petrides, Roger Tory Peterson,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Keywords: field, guides, peterson, eastern, guide, trees
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 1998-07-15
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0395904552
ISBN-13: 9780395904558

This field guide features detailed descriptions of 455 species of trees native to eastern North America, including the Midwest and the South. The 48 color plates, 11 black-and-white plates, and 26 text drawings show distinctive details needed for identification. Color photographs and 266 color range maps accompany the species descriptions.

Authors:George A. Petrides, Roger Tory Peterson,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Keywords: field, guides, peterson, western, guide, trees
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 1998-07-25
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0395904544
ISBN-13: 9780395904541

This newly designed field guide features detailed descriptions of 387 species, arranged in six major groups by visual similarity. The 47 color plates and 5 text drawings show distinctive details needed for identification. Color photographs and 295 color range maps accompany the species descriptions.

Authors:George A. Petrides, Roger Tory Peterson,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Keywords: field, guides, peterson, trees, guide, first
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1998-05-15
List price: $5.95
ISBN-10: 0395911834
ISBN-13: 9780395911839

Now there is a guidebook to trees--one of the most popular subjects in the Peterson Field Guide series--for the beginning naturalist. The 243 trees are grouped into six categories by leaf type and arrangement, making it easier for the beginner to identify unknown species. 200 color illustrations.

Authors:C. Eugene Steuerle, Van Doorn Ooms, George Peterson,
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Keywords: services, public, provision, vouchers
Number of Pages: 552
Published: 2000-05-01
List price: $52.95
ISBN-10: 0815781547
ISBN-13: 9780815781547

For decades, the use of vouchers has been widely debated. But often lost in the heat of debate is the fact that vouchers are another tool in the government’s tool chest, a restricted subsidy that falls somewhere between the extremes of cash and direct government provision of services. This volume, which grew out of a conference sponsored by the Brookings Institution, the Urban Institute and the Committee for Economic Development, offers a framework for the comparative analysis of specific policy issues related to vouchers. It contains 16 essays, which address the economics, politics and

Authors:Paul E. Peterson, Barry George Rabe, Kenneth K. Wong
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Keywords: works, federalism
Number of Pages: 245
Published: 1986-12
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0815770197
ISBN-13: 9780815770190

Authors:Lee Allen Peterson, Roger Tory Peterson,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Keywords: field, guide, north, peterson, central, america, plants, edible, wild, eastern
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1999-09-01
List price: $19.00
ISBN-10: 039592622X
ISBN-13: 9780395926222

More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous look-alikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses.