A departure from previous John Burroughs anthologies, this volume celebrates the surprising range of his writing to include religion, philosophy, conservation, and farming.
Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
" In this outstanding new book - the first full biography of John Burroughs to be published since 1925 - Edward J Renehan, Jr. draws on a wealth of previously unpublished manuscripts, journals, and letters to reveal the life of the dean of ...
Reproduction of the original: Under the Maples by John Burroughs
John Burroughs and American Nature Writing Charlotte Zoë Walker ... John Burroughs , Naturalist : The Story of His Work and Family by His Granddaughter . West Park , N.Y .: Riverby . Reprint . ... With John Burroughs in Field and Wood .
Volume IV John Burroughs ... I find I see, almost without effort, nearly every bird within sight in the field or wood I pass through (a flit of the wing, a flirt of the tail are enough, though the flickering leaves do all conspire to ...
Born in 1837 in the Catskill Mountains of New York State and a longtime resident of the Hudson River Valley, Burroughs spent his life studying the natural world. His powerful...
9.95 EARLY AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES , John H. White , Jr. Finest locomotive engravings from early 19th century : historical ( 1804-74 ) , main - line ( after 1870 ) , special , foreign , etc. 147 plates . 142pp . 11 % * 8 % . 22772-3 Pa .