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Natural State - A Literary Anthology of California Nature Writing (Paperback, New)
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Natural State - A Literary Anthology of California Nature Writing (Paperback, New)
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This is the first anthology of nature writing that celebrates
California, the most geographically diverse state in the union.
ReadersOCobe they naturalists or armchair explorersOCowill find
themselves transported to California's many wild places in the
company of forty noted writers whose works span more than a
century. Divided into sections on California's mountains, hills and
valleys, deserts, coast, and elements (earth, wind, and fire), the
book contains essays, diary entries, and excerpts from larger
works, including fiction. As a prelude to the collection, editor
Steven Gilbar presents two California Indian creation myths, one a
Cahto narrative and the other an A-juma-wi story as told by Darryl
Babe Wilson.Familiar names appear in these pagesOCoJohn Muir,
Robert Louis Stevenson, John McPhee, M.F.K. Fisher, Gretel
EhrlichOCobut less familiar writers such as Daniel Duane, Margaret
Millar, and John McKinney are also included. Among the gems in this
treasure trove are Jack Kerouac on climbing Mt. Matterhorn, Barry
Lopez on snow geese migration at Tule Lake, Edward Abbey on Death
Valley, Henry Miller on Big Sur, and Joan Didion on the Santa Ana
winds. Gary Snyder's inspiring Afterword reflects the spirit of
environmentalism that runs throughout the book. "Natural State"
also reveals the many changes to California's landscape that have
occurred in geological time and in human terms. More than a book of
nature writing, this book is superb writing about nature."
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