The Nature Fakers: Wildlife, Science & Sentiment
- ISBN-10
- 0813920817
- ISBN-13
- 9780813920818
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 255
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Author
- Ralph H. Lutts
Description
Ultimately, as Ralph Lutts demonstrates in The Nature Fakers, the dialogue resulted in a new standard of accuracy for the responsible nature writer and reflected a new way of thinking about moral responsibilities to wildlife.
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