Reading the Roots: American Nature Writing Before Walden

Author/Contributor(s):	Branch, Michael P
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	01/01/2003
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

An anthology of outstanding early writings about American nature--a rich, influential, yet critically underappreciated body of work. Branch surveys the long tradition that prefigures Thoreau and his literary descendants. Includes a critical introduction discussing the cultural, scientific, and literary value of early American nature writing.