Product Overview
"This is a book about Americas, the look of it and the color and sound and smell of it, the almost incredible variety of the land and the life that is native to it. It is a book written by many people because it is a selection from the writing about America that has been done since the first literate Europeans saw its shores." From the foreword to Our Natural World
Compiled, edited, and with comments by Hal Borland, this book contains essays of "...the land and wildlife of America as seen and described by writers since the country's discovery". Also with drawings by Rachel S. Horne.
The book itself is in good condition. No markings inside, the cloth covers are clean and straight. Deckle edges. The dust jacket has shelf wear consistent with its age, and the its reading history. This is a terrific book for your shelf, for any naturalist or environmental lover who is interested in the history of our country.
With essays from John James Audubon, William Bartram, Hal Borland, Rachel Carson, William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Washington Irving, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Henry David Thoreau, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman and more.
