The World of John Burroughs

by Edward Kanze

John Burroughs was one of the earliest and most articulate pioneers of the United States conservation movement, publishing twenty-eight books on the natural world during the height of the Industrial Revolution. As an author, teacher, and poet, he wrote with intimacy and feeling, illustrating verbal landscapes and providing philosophical insights about the environment. People by the hundreds of thousands relished his writings. The World of John Burroughs focuses not only on his work, but also on Burroughs's personal life. His friends included Walt Whitman, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, and John Muir. The text is enhanced by Burroughs's essays and poems, and, uniquely, by endearing recollections of his granddaughter. With engaging narrative and illuminating photographs by author Edward Kanze, The World of John Burroughs celebrates Burroughs's dedication to studying the world and making nature come to life on the written page.

Genres: Nature, Biography

176 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1993

Reviews

[David Robertson]

A well-written short biography and analysis of John Burroughs's life and nature writing accompanied by great archival photographs and new crystal-clear color images of some of the locations, animals, and plants that inspired Burroughs's writing. In the concluding chapter, I wish that Kanze had evaluated whether Burroughs's writing has "held up" over the last century.

[Pattim]

Written by an old friend of mine…. Loved his writing about this amazing naturalist!