In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World: From Henry David Thoreau
- ISBN-10
- 0871566109
- ISBN-13
- 9780871566102
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 166
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books
- Author
- Henry David Thoreau
Description
Selections from Thoreau's writings highlight a collection of color photographs capturing the beauty and diversity of the wilderness
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