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American Earth

American Earth

Environmental Writing Since Thoreau
EssaysPolitics & Society
Pages
900
Published
2008
Language
English

Synopsis

This extensive anthology gathers nearly two centuries of American environmental writing, featuring essays, poems, and journal entries from influential figures like Henry David Thoreau and Rachel Carson. It explores the evolving relationship between humans and the natural world, highlighting key moments in the history of environmental thought and conservation. The collection serves as a comprehensive literary history of America's engagement with its diverse landscapes and ecological challenges.

Prose complexity
10/10

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Genres

Essays Politics & Society Science & Nature

Authors

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Bill McKibben

Bill McKibben is a writer whose work often explores environmental and social issues. You might know him from his contributions to Plough Quarterly No. 4.

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Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau) was an American author, poet, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state. Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry total over 20 volumes. Am...

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Susan Fenimore Cooper

Meet Susan Fenimore Cooper, an American writer who explored both the literary landscape and the natural world. Her books include American Women's Literature and American Earth.