Birds and Poets With Other Papers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781438535142)

John Burroughs (1837 ù 1921) was an American naturalist important to the Conservation movement. He like Thoreau wrote essays on nature. Burroughs was the ôGrand Old Man of Natureö when the American romance with nature, and the American conservation movement, had come fully into their own. He grew up on a farm in New York and at age 17 became a teacher. Burroughs wrote over 30 books and published hundreds of essays. The table of Contents includes Birds and poets -- Touches of nature -- A bird medley -- April -- Spring poems -- Our rural divinity -- Before genius -- Before beauty -- Emerson -- The flight of the eagle

Author: John Burroughs
ISBN-10: 1438535147
ISBN-13: 9781438535142
Publisher: Book Jungle
Language: English
Published: 03/09/2010
Pages: 174
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.37d