Reading the Roots is an unprecedented anthology of outstanding early writings about American nature--a rich, influential, yet critically underappreciated body o

The nineteenth-century roots of environmental writing in American literature are often mentioned in passing and sometimes studied piece by piece. Writing the En

It's surprising what you can find by simply stepping out to look. Award-winning poet Kathleen Jamie has an eye and an ease with the nature and landscapes of Sco

The first chronological presentation of U.S. nature writing by key women authors of the last two centuries.

At a time when the environment is of growing concern to students and general readers, nature writing is especially meaningful. This book profiles the literary c