Crossing Open Ground

Disponibilité:
Ebook en format EPUB. Disponible pour téléchargement immédiat après la commande.

Protection:
Filigrane

Année de parution:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480409170

<DIV><DIV><DIV><b>National Book Award&ndash;winning author Barry Lopez explores the challenges and joys of the human experience through the frame of the natural world in fourteen arresting and extraordinary essays</b></div><DIV><BR>In <i>Crossing Open Ground</i>, award-winning literary writer Barry Lopez offers prescient, beautiful, and thought-provoking reflections on how the natural world can define and illuminate our sense of self. Whether he&rsquo;s traversing the Arctic tundra or the deserts of the American Southwest, recalling the devastating beaching of forty-one sperm whales along the Oregon coast or reveling in the remarkable migrations of wild geese, Lopez shows readers the world&rsquo;s special places, its remarkable people, and stunning natural events. He thoughtfully explores humankind&rsquo;s place in this vast natural scheme, and opens our eyes to its breathtaking complexity.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Barry Lopez including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&rsquo;s personal collection.</div></div></div>