Early American Nature Writers: A Biographical Encyclopedia

by J. Bryson, Roger Thompson, Daniel Patterson

At a time when the environment is of growing concern to students and general readers, nature writing is especially meaningful. This book profiles the literary careers of 52 early American nature writers, such as John James Audubon, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Caroline Stansbury Kirkland, Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, and Mabel Osgood Wright. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and discusses the writer's life and works. Entries close...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313346801
• ISBN13: 9780313346804
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 10.2"