Reading the trail : exploring the literature and natural history of the California crest /
"John Muir, Mary Austin, and Gary Snyder are perhaps best known for their passionate connection to specific California regions - Muir's Sierra Nevada "Range of Light," Austin's southern "Land of Little Rain," and Snyder's "Kitkitdizze" region of the...
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| Language: | English |
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Reno :
University of Nevada Press,
[2005], ©2005
Reno : c2005 Reno : ©2005 Reno : [2005] |
| Series: | Environmental arts and humanities series
Environmental arts and humanities series |
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| Summary: | "John Muir, Mary Austin, and Gary Snyder are perhaps best known for their passionate connection to specific California regions - Muir's Sierra Nevada "Range of Light," Austin's southern "Land of Little Rain," and Snyder's "Kitkitdizze" region of the north. In Reading the Trail, ecocritic and outdoorsman Cory Lewis proposes a new way to read and interpret the classic works of these major nature writers and to bring their ideas into the discussion of ecological values and viable responses to the current environmental crisis. He combines a discussion of their work and ideas with an account of his own trail experiences as a hiker/backpacker and volunteer trail builder, proposing that such a feild-based, interdisciplinary approach to literary study and outdoors experience can enrich our appreciation for the work of nature writers and for the purpose and importance of the environmental movement."--BOOK JACKET "John Muir, Mary Austin, and Gary Snyder are perhaps best known for their passionate connection to specific California regions - Muir's Sierra Nevada "Range of Light," Austin's southern "Land of Little Rain," and Snyder's "Kitkitdizze" region of the north. In Reading the Trail, ecocritic and outdoorsman Cory Lewis proposes a new way to read and interpret the classic works of these major nature writers and to bring their ideas into the discussion of ecological values and viable responses to the current environmental crisis. He combines a discussion of their work and ideas with an account of his own trail experiences as a hiker/backpacker and volunteer trail builder, proposing that such a field-based, interdisciplinary approach to literary study and outdoors experience can enrich our appreciation for the work of nature writers and for the purpose and importance of the environmental movement."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 241 p. : ill. ; 22 cm xiv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-236) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-236) and index |
| ISBN: | 0874176050 (alk. paper) 0874176050 0874176069 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0874176069 9780874176056 (alk. paper) 9780874176056 9780874176063 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780874176063 |