Reading the Landscape of AmericaNature Study Guild Publishers, 1999 - Broj stranica: 354 In this natural history classic, the author takes the reader on field trips to landscapes across America, both domesticated and wild. She shows how to read the stories written in the land, interpreting the clues laid down by history, culture, and natural forces. A renowned teacher, writer and conservationist in her native Midwest, Watts studied with Henry Cowles, the pioneering American ecologist. She was the first to explain his theories of plant succesion to the general public. Her graceful, witty essays, with charming illustrations by the author, are still relevant and engaging today, as she invites us to see the world around us with fresh eyes. |
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In Pursuit of Tolerance | 21 |
Canyon Story | 38 |
Canyon Revisited | 51 |
History Book with Flexible Cover | 74 |
Prairie Plowing Match | 96 |
Reading Ritin and Recess | 133 |
Watching the Islands Go | 148 |
Coming Ashore | 157 |
Botanizing from a Lower Berth | 222 |
Running away from Spring | 233 |
Tundra Hailstorm | 250 |
Reading the Records in Old Adobe Walls | 266 |
The Chaparral | 273 |
The Redwood Valleys of the Pacific Slopes | 279 |
A Pygmy Forest | 288 |
Standing Alone in the Sun | 297 |
Camp Sites Fires and CudChewers | 174 |
Looking Down on Improved Property | 195 |
Reading the Headlines Only | 202 |
The Stylish House | 320 |
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