| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 246 pages :) : illustrations |
| Note |
Selected conference papers. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. John Burroughs and his legacy -- pt. 2. Writing the land -- pt. 3. Writing about nature : urban, suburban, and rural perspectives. |
| Summary |
At the time of his death in 1921, John Burroughs (1837-1921) was America's most beloved nature writer, a best-selling author whose friends and admirers included Walt Whitman, Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison. Burroughs was second only to Emerson in fostering the nature study movement of the nineteenth- century, and the popularity of his work inspired Houghton Mifflin to publish or reissue the work of numerous other nature writers, including that of Thoreau and Mui ... |
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Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Congresses.
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Burroughs, John, 1837-1921. (OCoLC)fst00039751
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Natural history literature -- Congresses.
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NATURE -- Essays.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
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Natural history literature. (OCoLC)fst01034341
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Author |
Payne, Daniel G., 1958-
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John Burroughs Nature Writing Conference and Seminar (2008)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Payne, Daniel G. Writing the Land : John Burroughs and his Legacy; Essays from the John Burroughs Nature Writing Conference. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2008 9781847184870 |
| ISBN |
9781443810838 (electronic bk.) |
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1443810835 (electronic bk.) |
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