| The Road of a Naturalist Contributor(s): Peattie, Donald Culross (Author) |
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ISBN: 1595341684 ISBN-13: 9781595341686 Publisher: Trinity University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Regional - Nature | Essays - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2013048593 |
| Series: Donald Culross Peattie Library |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.95 lbs) 326 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Road of a Naturalist is a fascinating autobiographical wonder written by one of America's most beloved naturalists at the height of his fame. A scientist, a philosopher, and a poet, Donald Culross Peattie takes us on an confessional journey across the landscape of his life. Told in flashbacks of years past and interspersed with impressions of a journey by motorcar across the American West, it is intensely personal. It is American in the best sense of the word. From saying goodbye to the trees at his childhood home on Lake Michigan to a man formed via Harvard and New York City, finally discovering a belief in the nature of things in a cabin in the Grand Tentons, it is not told as as linear life story but rather an adventure in living, in science, in thought. |