| Indoor Studies: The Writings of John Burroughs Part Eight Contributor(s): Burroughs, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1417944285 ISBN-13: 9781417944286 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: 1889. Volume Eight of Twenty-Three, Riverby Edition. John Burroughs emerged from an obscure boyhood in the Catskill Mountains to write more than thirty books, create the genre of the nature essay, and become the preeminent nature writer of his day. Through his essays in books and popular magazines, John Burroughs taught countless Americans to appreciate nature. Contents: Henry D. Thoreau; Science and Literature; Science and the Poets; Matthew Arnold's Criticism; Arnold's View of Emerson and Carlyle; Gilbert White's Book; A Malformed Giant; Brief Essays; and An Egotistical Chapter. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Nature | Ecology - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: 508 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 308 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
