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About John Burroughs
American naturalist and nature essayist
John Burroughs was an American naturalist and nature essayist. He was active in the conservation movement in the United States and is remembered for writing about the natural world. His first essay collection, Wake-Robin, appeared in 1871. Burroughs’s work helped shape American nature writing, with essays that reflect close attention to landscapes, plants, and wildlife.
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- “All sounds are sharper in winter; the air transmits better.”John Burroughs
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- “Moses loved his relatives quite openly and even helplessly . . . It was childish of him; he knew that. He cou…”Saul Bellow
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Books by John Burroughs
Winter Sunshine
1895