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ThomasBewick's(1753-1828)"HistoryofBritishBirds"wasthefirstfieldguideofitskindforordinarypeople,illustratedwithwoodcutsofastonishingaccuracyandbeauty.In"Nature'sEngraver",JennyUglowtellsthestoryofBewick-thefarmer'ssonfromTynesidewhobecameoneofBritain'sgreatestandmostpopularengravers.Itisastoryofviolentchange,radicalpolitics,lostwaysoflife,andthebeautyofthewild-ajourneytothebeginningofourlastingobsessionwiththenaturalworld.