The Best Nature Writing

by Joseph Wood Krutch, Edward Lueders (Editor)

A book of this grade is generally well kept and is in good shape to read and store. Sturdy spine, all pages intact physically. Solid cover. Might have acceptable shelve wear. Might, rarely, have very limited notes.

Genres: Nature, Essays

384 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1970

About the author

Works of American critic, naturalist, and writer Joseph Wood Krutch include The Modern Temper (1929) and The Measure of Man (1954).

He worked as a professor at Columbia University from 1937 to 1953. Moving to Arizona in 1952, he wrote books about natural issues of ecology, the southwestern desert environment, and the natural history of the Grand Canyon, winning renown as a naturalist and conservationist. Krutch is possibly best known for A Desert Year , which won the John Burroughs medal in 1954.

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Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for my bird club book club. Some of the essays--frogs, kangaroo rats, and other of his animal essays-- kept me entertained and enlightened. One of his others, "Why I Came," in which he sneered at tourists, offended me. I agree that living some place, rather than just visiting, is better, but it's not always possible. Some of the other essays just made my eyes glaze. Part of the problem with this book is that it is old--the essays were 50 and 60 years old. Besides being a good observer of nature, Krutch was a well respected literary critic, and that expertise shows in his writing.