Lines on the Land: Writers, Art, and the National Parks

by Scott Herring

Book Overview

The nineteenth-century photographer William Henry Jackson once complained of the skepticism with which early descriptions of Yellowstone were met: the place was too wondrous to be believed. The public demanded proof, and a host of artists and writers obliged. These early explorers possessed a vigorous devotion to the young nation's wilderness--the naturalist John Muir famously toured the land from Wisconsin to Florida on foot--and through their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813922577
• ISBN13: 9780813922577
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"