The New Desert Reader: Descriptions of America's Arid Regions - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0874808715 ISBN 13 : 9780874808711

Editeur : University of Utah Press,U.S., 2006

Synopsis

The New Desert Reader brings together a historical cross section of writing about the American Southwest in selections that demonstrate how thinking about American deserts has changed from the earliest times to the present day. Beginning with the centuries-old legends of the Tohono O'Odham Indians, it moves through the foresighted observations of John Wesley Powell, one-armed explorer of the Grand Canyon; continues with the delicate appreciations of Mary Austin and Joseph Wood Krutch; includes examples of the keen activist writings of Wallace Stegner and Edward Abbey; and finishes with such contemporary desert writers as Tony Hillerman and others.
A slow change in outlook dominates the book, as attitudes shift from viewing the desert as a place to be despised or exploited to an appreciation of it as a special place, an arena of highly complex natural communities, and a wild refuge for the human body and soul. Comprehensive and brightly informative, The New Desert Reader will be invaluable to anyone interested in the history, literature, and beauty of North America's treasured desert places.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter Wild writes for many publications, including the Guardian and the Independent, and is the author or editor of numerous books. He lives in Stockport, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Utah Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0874808715
• ISBN 13: 9780874808711
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: Wild Peter
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible