In defense of nature / by John Hay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hay, John, 1915-

Series:

Sightline books.

Sightline books : the Iowa series in literary nonfiction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--Outdoor books.

Natural history.

Seashore biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st University of Iowa Press ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Originally published in 1969, In Defense of Nature is an eloquent and prescient plea on behalf of the natural world. Devoid of sentimentality yet lyrical and deeply moving in its portrayals of our despoliation of nature, Hay's classic work is now available to a new generation of readers.

Contents:

Contents; Author's Note; 1. A Dependable Endurance; 2. The Pace of the Tides; 3. ""Teach Us to Care""; 4. The Shape of Water; 5. In Front of the Sea; 6. The Winter Strength; 7. Cove and Forest; 8. ""The Lower Orders""; 9,. Meetings in the Field of Life; 10. The Sea of Survival; 11. The Dovekie and the Ocean Sunfish; 12. Practice in Being; 13. The Reaches of Spring; 14. The Eye of the Heart

Notes:

Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown. 1969.

ISBN:

1-60938-010-X

OCLC:

773567023