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Summary: The Most Amazing Couple Ever!
Review: Either Frederick or Fran Hamerstrom would be the suitable recipient of a major biography. But together, with a marriage of almost 60 years and a career that defied convention and influenced their fields of endeavor, the Hamerstroms have to be considered among the most amazing couples ever.Fran was impetuous and craved attention; Frederick was meticulous and dignified and reserved. The synergy created by this combination led to careers in wildlife conservation that helped save a species on its way towards local extinction. The wildlife management protocols developed by the Hamerstroms are still entirely appropriate, and some experts feel the future salvation of certain imperiled species will require the utilitization of management techniques pioneered by the Hamerstroms. In addition to hard-core field work in wildlife conservation, the Hamerstroms led a life of great adventure and public service. They helped save European ornithologists after the Second World War. They entertained at least three Nobel Prize winners in their homes, and they rubbed shoulders with members of high society as well as their own lowly "gabboons". Helen Corneli has researched details of the lives of the Hamerstroms with great meticulousness and described this history with great clarity and a unique perspective as a neighbor and personal friend of the Hamerstroms. This is a book that will be appreciated by anyone with a sense of adventure, anyone with a love for wildlife, and by anyone who appreciates a good romance -- all these ingredients were predominate in the lives of the Hamerstroms and in this outstanding book. Stan Moore San Geronimo, CA
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Summary: The Most Amazing Couple Ever!
Review: Either Frederick or Fran Hamerstrom would be the suitable recipient of a major biography. But together, with a marriage of almost 60 years and a career that defied convention and influenced their fields of endeavor, the Hamerstroms have to be considered among the most amazing couples ever. Fran was impetuous and craved attention; Frederick was meticulous and dignified and reserved. The synergy created by this combination led to careers in wildlife conservation that helped save a species on its way towards local extinction. The wildlife management protocols developed by the Hamerstroms are still entirely appropriate, and some experts feel the future salvation of certain imperiled species will require the utilitization of management techniques pioneered by the Hamerstroms. In addition to hard-core field work in wildlife conservation, the Hamerstroms led a life of great adventure and public service. They helped save European ornithologists after the Second World War. They entertained at least three Nobel Prize winners in their homes, and they rubbed shoulders with members of high society as well as their own lowly "gabboons". Helen Corneli has researched details of the lives of the Hamerstroms with great meticulousness and described this history with great clarity and a unique perspective as a neighbor and personal friend of the Hamerstroms. This is a book that will be appreciated by anyone with a sense of adventure, anyone with a love for wildlife, and by anyone who appreciates a good romance -- all these ingredients were predominate in the lives of the Hamerstroms and in this outstanding book. Stan Moore San Geronimo, CA
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