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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806214703321

Autore

Errington Paul Lester

Titolo

Of men and marshes / / Paul L. Errington ; drawings by H. Albert Hochbaum ; foreword by Matthew Wynn Sivils

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2012

ISBN

1-60938-136-X

Edizione

[1st University of Iowa Press ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

A Bur oak book

Disciplina

578.768

Soggetti

Marshes

Marsh ecology

Natural history

Marshes - North America

Marsh ecology - North America

Natural history - North America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1957.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Paul L. Errington: His Life and Work, by Matthew Wynn Sivils; preface; 1. of glacial marshes and time; 2. of marshes and spring; 3. of marshes and summer; 4. of marshes and fall; 5. of marshes and winter; 6. of marshes and marshes; 7. of marshes and islands; 8. of marshes and safety and comfort; 9. of marshes and peace of mind; 10. of marshes and man and harmonious use; epilogue: of marshes and the laws of life

Sommario/riassunto

Standing with such environmental classics as Loren Eiseley's The Immense Journey, his friend and mentor Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac, and Joseph Wood Krutch's The Voice of the Desert, Paul Errington's Of Men and Marshes remains an evocative reminder of the great beauty and intrinsic value of the glacial marshland. Prescient and stirring, steeped in insights from Errington's biological fieldwork, his experiences as a hunter and trapper, and his days exploring the marshes of his rural South Dakota childhood, this vibrant work of nature writing