Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-349) and index.
Contents
Foreground: a sense of place -- A New England boyhood of sea and shore (1888-1915) -- A volunteer Poilu (1915-1916) -- The violence and imbecilities of men (1916-1919) -- Weary of armageddon (1919-1923) -- A gallant vagabond (1923-1926) -- Orion rises on the dunes (1926-1928) -- Henry and Elizabeth (1929-1932) -- The revelation of the earth (1932-1935) -- The divine consciousness and the soul of man (1936-1940) -- A naturalist looks at war (1941-1945) -- The cosmic chill (1945-1952) -- The minotaur downstairs (1953-1958) -- On the side of life (1959-1968) -- Epilogue.