Catskills and Hudson Valley Essays - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Edward Renehan (Introduction by), John BurroughsPublish date:2013-02-21Pages:222
Language:EnglishPublisher:New Street Communications, LLCISBN-13:9780615773117ISBN-10:615773117UPC:9780615773117Book Category:NatureBook Subcategory:EssaysSize:9.02 x 5.98 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.6702Product ID:SCNKQHAXMG
Catskills and Hudson Valley Essays
Henry James described John Burroughs as a "more humorous, more available, and more sociable Thoreau." Burroughs's close friend and mentor Walt Whitman called him an "Audubon of prose." Throughout his long writing career, the Catskills and Hudson Valley native infused his writing with images of nature as seen and experienced within his own home region. "Nature comes home to one most when he is at...
Language:EnglishPublisher:New Street Communications, LLCISBN-13:9780615773117ISBN-10:615773117UPC:9780615773117Book Category:NatureBook Subcategory:EssaysSize:9.02 x 5.98 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.6702Product ID:SCNKQHAXMG
JOHN BURROUGHS (1837-1921) was the author of some 28 books of essays on nature, literature and natural philosophy. Born and raised on a dairy farm in the Catskills, in 1873 he took up residence on the banks of the Hudson River at West Park, New York. His essays were widely printed in such publications as The Atlantic Monthly, St. Nicholas, and The Century Magazine. In addition to Walt Whitman, he...
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