LEADER 04408nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910461945803321 005 20211104022640.0 010 $a1-283-64631-5 010 $a0-520-92033-3 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520920330 035 $a(CKB)2670000000259501 035 $a(EBL)1040629 035 $a(OCoLC)815667333 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756430 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11486851 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756430 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10750990 035 $a(PQKB)11005103 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1040629 035 $a(DE-B1597)520749 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520920330 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1040629 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10611510 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL395881 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000259501 100 $a19970501d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aNatural state$b[electronic resource] $ea literary anthology of California nature writing /$fselected and edited by Steven Gilbar ; with a foreword by David Brower 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc1998 215 $a1 online resource (396 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-21209-6 311 0 $a0-520-21208-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 369-373). 327 $tNatural State --$tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tForeword --$tINTRODUCTION --$tTHE CREATION --$tGrampa Ramsey and the Great Canyon --$tTHE MOUNTAINS --$tAn Elk Hunt --$tRamblings in Yosemite --$tLake Tahoe --$tClimbing Matterhorn Peak --$tA Mount for All Seasons --$tTrumpets of Light --$tThe Fourth Dimension --$tClimbing Half Dome --$tTHE HILLS AND VALLEYS --$tInto the Valley --$tThe Sea Fogs --$tOn Sonoma Mountain --$tFlight --$tSpirits of the Valley --$tA Reflection on White Geese --$tIn Condor Country --$tWinter's Fog --$tA Vanishing Land --$tRemnants --$tTHE DESERT --$tDesert Walking --$tDeath Valley --$tOverlooking Carrizo Gorge --$tThe Palms in Our Hands --$tTHE COAST --$tGaviota Coast Trails --$tWhere the Mountains Meet the Sea --$tBig Sur --$tThe Sundown Sea --$tA Certain Moment --$tTapping the Source --$tSanta Rosa --$tLost Coast --$tEARTH, WIND, RAIN, AND FIRE --$tContinental Drift --$tThe San Andreas Discrepancy --$tA Wind-Storm in the Forest --$tThe Santa Ana --$tNurslings of the Sky --$tThe Storm --$tAfter the Fire --$tAfterword Coming into the Watershed --$tFURTHER READING --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS 330 $aThis is the first anthology of nature writing that celebrates California, the most geographically diverse state in the union. Readers-be they naturalists or armchair explorers-will 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 pages-John Muir, Robert Louis Stevenson, John McPhee, M.F.K. Fisher, Gretel Ehrlich-but 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. 606 $aNatural history$zCalifornia 606 $aNature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNatural history 615 0$aNature. 676 $a508.794 701 $aGilbar$b Steven$0849851 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461945803321 996 $aNatural state$91897538 997 $aUNINA