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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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- “[I]t is almost impossible to talk about space without gesturing. Gesture is spontaneous, and is integral to i…”Christine Kenneally
- “Think clearly here—desire does not produce fun, but yearning does. To identify the transition point between t…”Darrell Calkins
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Explore Wonder
- “Forbid that I should walk through Thy beautiful world with unseeing eyes.”John Baillie
- “I wonder what I will do if she doesn't wake up, and I don't have an answer. As I lie back down next to her an…”Shay Savage
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Books by John Burroughs
Winter Sunshine
1895