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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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- “Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affo…”John Burroughs
- “To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.”John Burroughs
- “The Infinite cannot be measured. The plan of Nature is so immense, but she has no plan, no scheme, but to go…”John Burroughs
- “The pond-lily is a star and easily takes the first place among lilies; and the expeditions to her haunts, and…”John Burroughs
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Books by John Burroughs
Winter Sunshine
1895