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Henry David Thoreau

Book Review: FOLLOWED BY THE LARK by Helen Humphreys

January 7, 2024 by Ron Halvorson
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Henry David Thoreau’s words were my companion during the writing of this novel. I read through all of his journals and his voice guided mine. I appreciated his wise and witty …

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Categories Book Reviews, Conservation, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, History, Hunting, Nonfiction, Sustainability, What we're reading

Book Review: The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf

September 29, 2019November 28, 2016 by Midge Raymond
Cover of The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf

The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf examines the life of the oft-forgotten founder of the modern environmentalist movement. Alexander von Humboldt was a German …

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Categories Book Reviews, Climate Change, Conservation, Nonfiction, Vintage

Book Review: Lapham’s Quarterly: Animals

June 8, 2013April 13, 2013 by John Yunker
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The Lapham’s Quarterly has devoted its Spring 2013 issue to Animals. It’s a marvelous collection of historical essays and stories. Many of the stories included are in the public domain, …

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Categories Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Fiction, Journals and Magazines, Nonfiction

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