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Thoreau´s Wildflowers
Henry David Thoreau
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Description for Thoreau´s Wildflowers
Hardback. The first collection of Thoreau's writings on the flowering plants of Concord, with more than 200 drawings by renowned artist Barry Moser Illustrator(s): Moser, Barry. Editor(s): Wisner, Geoff. Num Pages: 344 pages, 217 b/w illus. BIC Classification: WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152. .
The first collection of Thoreau's writings on the flowering plants of Concord, with more than 200 drawings by renowned artist Barry Moser Some of Henry David Thoreau's most beautiful nature writing was inspired by the flowering trees and plants of Concord. An inveterate year-round rambler and journal keeper, he faithfully recorded, dated, and described his sightings of the floating water lily, the elusive wild azalea, and the late autumn foliage of the scarlet oak. This inviting selection of Thoreau's best flower writings is arranged by day of the year and ... Read more
The first collection of Thoreau's writings on the flowering plants of Concord, with more than 200 drawings by renowned artist Barry Moser Some of Henry David Thoreau's most beautiful nature writing was inspired by the flowering trees and plants of Concord. An inveterate year-round rambler and journal keeper, he faithfully recorded, dated, and described his sightings of the floating water lily, the elusive wild azalea, and the late autumn foliage of the scarlet oak. This inviting selection of Thoreau's best flower writings is arranged by day of the year and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
650g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300214772
SKU
V9780300214772
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-14
About Henry David Thoreau
Geoff Wisner is an author, editor, book reviewer, and contributor to publications including the Christian Science Monitor and the Quarterly Conversation. He is author of A Basket of Leaves and editor of African Lives. He lives in New York City. Barry Moser has illustrated or designed more than 300 books. His edition of Alice'sAdventures in Wonderland won ... Read more
Reviews for Thoreau´s Wildflowers
Thoreau's Wildflowers collects some of Thoreau's best botanical observations, pairing his prose with black and white drawings by illustrator Barry Moser. The text is drawn from Thoreau's two-million-word journal, a work so massive that few have made their way through it. Most readers of Thoreau's Wildflowers will be meeting these musings on plants for the first time. -Danny Heitman, Wall ... Read more