{"product_id":"natures-kindred-spirits-aldo-leopold-joseph-wood-krutch-edward-abbey-annie-dillard-and-gary-snyder-paperback","title":"Nature's Kindred Spirits: Aldo Leopold, Joseph Wood Krutch, Edward Abbey, Annie Dillard, and Gary Snyder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames I. McClintock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNature's Kindred Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e James McClintock shows how their mystical experiences with the wild led to dramatic conversions in their thinking and behavior. By embracing the ecstasy of nature, they reject modern alienation and spiritual confusion.\u003cbr\u003e From Aldo Leopold, America's most important conservationist and author of the classic \u003ci\u003eA Sand County Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e, to Pulitzer Prize winners Annie Dillard and Gary Snyder and defenders of the desert Joseph Wood Krutch and Edward Abbey, these writers share a common vision that harkens back to Henry David Thoreau and John Muir. To nineteenth-century Romantic ideals, they add the authority of modern ecological science. Collectively they have elevated nature's importance in American culture, shaping the growth of the environmental movement and influencing American environmental policies.\u003cbr\u003e Widely admired among educated readers but relatively neglected by the literary establishment, these writers unite the experiential with the metaphysical, the ordinary with the sacred, the personal with the public, and the natural with the social. Using ecology as a touchstone, McClintock further draws connections among science, politics, religion, and philosophy to create an enlightening overview of the work of these \"kindred spirits.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames I. McClintock is distinguished professor of English and director of the American Studies Program at Michigan State University. He has also taught in science and technology programs. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Logic: Jack London's Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.05 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454280581298,"sku":"9780299141745","price":35.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b3640065bc829c3095587baa6f4fc8eb_09f5e802-44d8-4237-850e-4708005a4eaf.webp?v=1778847094","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/natures-kindred-spirits-aldo-leopold-joseph-wood-krutch-edward-abbey-annie-dillard-and-gary-snyder-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}