Early American Nature Writers: A Biographical Encyclopedia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313346804)

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 with primary and secondary bibliographies, and the encyclopedia ends with suggestions for further reading.

Global warming, pollution, and other issues have made the environment a topic of constant discussion these days. Many environmental concerns were treated by early American nature writers, who recognized the beauty of the natural world in an age of commercial expansion. Some of the most famous writers of the 18th and 19th centuries wrote about nature, and their works are stylistic masterpieces. At a time when students are being encouraged to read and write about nonfiction, these masterworks of early American nature writing are all the more important. This book gives students and general readers a welcome introduction to early American nature writers.

Author: Daniel Patterson
ISBN-10: 0313346801
ISBN-13: 9780313346804
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2007
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.06lbs
Size: 10.17h x 7.25w x 1.17d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 263