John Burroughs Talks: His Reminiscences and Comments

By John Burroughs and Clifton Johnson

Book Overview

John Burroughs Talks: His Reminiscences and Comments is a book written by John Burroughs, an American naturalist and essayist. The book is a collection of Burroughs' conversations with various individuals on a wide range of topics, including nature, literature, philosophy, and politics. The conversations were recorded by Burroughs' friend and secretary, Clara Barrus, and transcribed into this book. The book offers insights into Burroughs' personal life and his thoughts on various issues. He shares his experiences growing up on a farm in rural New York, his love for nature, and his travels across the United States and Europe. Burroughs also discusses his relationships with other writers, such as Walt Whitman and Theodore Roosevelt. The book is a valuable resource for those interested in Burroughs' life and work, as well as for anyone interested in the natural world and the literary and philosophical movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.1922. Illustrated. Other the years, Johnson kept a pretty full record of Burroughs������� conversations, much of it taken down in notes while he spoke. Johnson�������s notes were made in longhand and seldom caught complete sentences, but he was able to capture the words and phrases that were peculiarly Burroughs������� own. The greater portion of the book is an attempt, based chiefly on the notes gathered, to give a faithful report of Burroughs������� unconventional talk. Contents: The Old Farm; Boyhood in the Catskills; The Faults of a City; Schooldays; Teaching in the Groping Years; A Treasury Clerk in Washington; Ideals in Education; Farming beside the Hudson; Rustic Housekeeping; Walt Whitman; Reading and Writing; Slabsides in the Woods; Comments on Religion; The Charm of Nature; Correspondence; Woodchuck Lodge and the Hay-barn Study; Roosevelt; Travels at Home and Abroad; Making a Living; Edison and Ford; The World War; and Last Years. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 116277732X
• ISBN13: 9781162777320
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"