The Sierra Club Nature Writing Handbook: A Creative GuideThis newest volume in the Sierra Club's acclaimed The series includes autobiographical writings, essays, short stories, and poetry that communicate a passion for nature which enhances our appreciation of a wide range of landscapes and wildlife. Diverse in mood and setting, the nineteen selections, including seven in print for the first time, represent the best of the genre. Readers will delight in Chip Rawlins's memoir of life in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, Dan O'Brien's tale of falconry on the Great Plains, David Rains Wallace's exploration of the Darien, Barry Lopez's essay on the coral reefs of the Caribbean island of Bonaire, and Marybeth Holleman's evocative essay on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. Other contributors are Rick Bass, SueEllen Campbell, Lisa Couturier, John Daniel, Jan Grover, Penny Harter, Adele Ne Jame, Homer Kizer, W. S. Merwin, David Petersen, April N. Rieveschl, Alianor True, Louise Wagenknecht, and Terry Tempest Williams. |
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... River , " for example , Abbey turned the journal of a week - long float down an Alaskan river into an essay , with the daily entries literally form- ing the structural basis for the nature essay . Another important essay— “ Down the River ...
... River , " for example , Abbey turned the journal of a week - long float down an Alaskan river into an essay , with the daily entries literally form- ing the structural basis for the nature essay . Another important essay— “ Down the River ...
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... river . This closing works well for two reasons . First , it recalls the central image of the opening paragraph . Second , it evokes the title of the essay , " The Encircled River " ( which in turn evokes the theme of natural cycles ) ...
... river . This closing works well for two reasons . First , it recalls the central image of the opening paragraph . Second , it evokes the title of the essay , " The Encircled River " ( which in turn evokes the theme of natural cycles ) ...
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... River , ” Edward Abbey , 7 Down the River , Edward Abbey , 7 , 55 " Down the River with Henry Thoreau , " Edward Abbey , 18 " Drought , " Barry Lopez , 74 Dylan , Bob , 121 Ecclesiastes , 33 , 120 Eclogues , Virgil , 120 Edwards ...
... River , ” Edward Abbey , 7 Down the River , Edward Abbey , 7 , 55 " Down the River with Henry Thoreau , " Edward Abbey , 18 " Drought , " Barry Lopez , 74 Dylan , Bob , 121 Ecclesiastes , 33 , 120 Eclogues , Virgil , 120 Edwards ...
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The Journal | 1 |
The Essay 12 2 43 | 12 |
The Writing Process | 24 |
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