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A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir

A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir

Donald Worster

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Worster, Donald, 1941– A passion for nature ; the life of John Muir / Donald Worster. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-19-516682-8 1. Muir, John, 1838–1914. 2.
An Unsettled Country: Changing Landscapes of the American West

An Unsettled Country: Changing Landscapes of the American West

Donald Worster

In these four essays, comprising the Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture, Donald Worster incisively discusses just how the natural environment has played an active, critical role in the making of the West - and often in ...
Shrinking the Earth: The Rise and Decline of American Abundance

Shrinking the Earth: The Rise and Decline of American Abundance

Donald Worster

In this work, acclaimed environmental historian Donald Worster takes a global view in his examination of the ways in which complex issues of worldwide abundance and scarcity have shaped American society and behavior over three centuries.
The Wealth of Nature: Environmental History and the ...

The Wealth of Nature: Environmental History and the ...

Donald Worster

The Wealth of Nature captures the fruit of what Worster calls "my own intellectual turning to the land." History, he writes, represents a dialogue between humanity and nature--though it is usually reported as if it were simple dictation.
Rivers of empire: water, aridity, and the growth of the ...

Rivers of empire: water, aridity, and the growth of the ...

Donald Worster

An analysis of the opening of the American West views the ecological reality of the area's aridity as the source of political control
Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s

Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s

Donald Worster

Personal recollections recreate experiences of two Dust Bowl communities.
Under Western Skies: Nature and History in the American West

Under Western Skies: Nature and History in the American West

Donald Worster

For decades, the story of the American West has been told as a glorious tale of conquest and rugged individualism--the triumph of progress.
A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir

A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir

Donald Worster

Yet the book also describes a Muir who was a successful fruit-grower, a talented scientist and world-traveler, a doting father and husband, a self-made man of wealth and political influence.
Nature's Economy: A History of Ecological Ideas

Nature's Economy: A History of Ecological Ideas

Donald Worster

The book includes portraits of Linnaeus, Gilbert White, Darwin, Thoreau, and such key twentieth-century ecologists as Rachel Carson, Frederic Clements, Aldo Leopold, James Lovelock, and Eugene Odum.
A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell

A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell

Donald Worster

"A River Running West" is a gorgeously written, magisterial account of this towering figure, a true story of undaunted courage. 42 halftones. 7 maps.
Foundations of Ethical Counseling

Foundations of Ethical Counseling

Donald A. Biggs

Donald A. Biggs, Donald H. Blocher. Donald A. Biggs, Ed.D., is Professor of Counseling Psychology and Student Development at the State University of New York at Albany. He received his doctoral degree from the University of California at ...
The Coal Field Directory

The Coal Field Directory

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Cooper, Shawnee, 0. GM—Donald Hannah, Jr., Shawnee, 0. GS—Donald Hannah, Jr., Shawnee, 0. PA—Donald Hannah, Jr., Shawnee, 0. CE—Donald Hannah, Jr., Shawnee, O. EM—Mr. Vanrietta, Shawnee, O. EE—Donald Hannah, Jr., ...
The Women In Lincoln's Life

The Women In Lincoln's Life

Donald Winkler

Donald Winkler. The Women in Lincoln's Life By H. Donald Winkler Rutledge Hill Press ® Nashville Tennessee A Division of Thomas Nelson, Inc. Copyright © 2001 by H. Donald Winkler All rights reserved.
Father Fiction: Chapters for a Fatherless Generation

Father Fiction: Chapters for a Fatherless Generation

Donald Miller

Donald Miller's dad left when he was very young. From that point onwards, Donald felt different. Different from the other boys in his class; different from the other boys at camp.
The Land of Ridge and Valley: A Photographic History of the ...

The Land of Ridge and Valley: A Photographic History of the ...

Donald E. Davis

A Photographic History of the Northwest Georgia Mountains Donald E. Davis, Donald Edward Davis ... A narive of Norrh Georgia, Donald Edward Davis, Ph.D., holds masrer's degrees in borh Social Ecology and Psychology. He serves as ...
The Open Table Participant's Guide, Vol. 1: An Invitation to ...

The Open Table Participant's Guide, Vol. 1: An Invitation to ...

Donald Miller

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To Lay Down One's Life for You, Brother

To Lay Down One's Life for You, Brother

M J McCarthy

... DONALD PETER JOHNSON, DONALD RAY JOHNSON, DONALD RAY JOHNSON, DONALD VERN JOHNSON, DONEL RAY JOHNSON, DOUGLAS ANDREW JOHNSON, DOUGLAS RAY JOHNSON, DUANE AARON JOHNSON, DWIGHT ...
Donald Creighton: A Life in History

Donald Creighton: A Life in History

Donald A. Wright

Through his virtuoso research into Creighton s own voluminous papers, Donald Creighton captures the twentieth-century transformation of English Canada through the life and times of one of its leading intellectuals. "
SpaceTime of the Imperial

SpaceTime of the Imperial

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Kyle, Donald G. Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome. London: Routledge, 1998. Kyle Donald G. Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World. Oxford: Blackwell, 2007. Lefebvre, Henri. The Production of Space, Donald NicholsonSmith (trans.).
Canadian Manufactured Exports: Constraints and Opportunities

Canadian Manufactured Exports: Constraints and Opportunities

Donald James Daly

Donald J. Daly, B.A. Keyes and E.J. Spence, Scale and Specialization in Canadian Manufacturing, (Ottawa: Economic Council of Canada, 1968). 35. Donald J. Daly and D.C. MacCharles, Focus on Real Wage Unemployment, op. cit. 36.
Political Recruitment: Gender, Race and Class in the British ...

Political Recruitment: Gender, Race and Class in the British ...

Pippa Norris

35 Donald Searing, 'New Roles for Postwar British Politics'; Donald Searing, 'The Role of the Good Constituency Member', p. 47; Donald Searing, 'Measuring Politicians' Values: Administration and Assessment of a Ranking Technique in the ...
Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series

Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series

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SEE Bulla, C. R. LENTZ, DONALD A 1910- Bakonian legend; [by] Donald Lentz. [ Condensed score (band) and parts] $3.50 © M. Witmark & Sons, New York; 29Dec52; EP68575. Sonance; for flute and piano, by Donald Lentz. [Score and part] ...
Clearing Emotional Clutter: Mindfulness Practices for ...

Clearing Emotional Clutter: Mindfulness Practices for ...

Donald Altman

Mindfulness Practices for Letting Go of What's Blocking Your Fulfillment and Transformation Donald Altman ... —John Baldoni, author of Moxie and Lead by Example Donald Altman, MA, LPC, is a psychotherapist, a former Buddhist monk, and ...
In Translation: Honouring Sheila Fischman

In Translation: Honouring Sheila Fischman

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Gaétan Soucy, translated by Donald Winkler 149 What I Learned from Her Lise Bissonnette, translated by Donald Winkler 151 Translations Dominique Fortier, translated by Donald Winkler 154 All You Read Is Love Jean Paré, translated by  ...
Purest of All Lilies: The Virgin Mary in the Spirituality of ...

Purest of All Lilies: The Virgin Mary in the Spirituality of ...

Donald H. Calloway

The Virgin Mary in the Spirituality of St. Faustina Donald H. Calloway. ABOUT. THE. AUTHOR. Fr. Donald H. Galloway, MIC, a convert to Catholicism, is a member of the Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception. He holds a B.A. ...
Catalog of Copyright Entries

Catalog of Copyright Entries

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SEE Bulla, C. R. LENTZ, DONALD A 1910- Bakonlan legend; [by] Donald Lentz. [ Condensed score (band) and parts] $3.50 © M. Witmark k. Sons, New York; 29Dec52; EP68575. Sonance; for flute and piano, by Donald Lentz. [Score and part] ...
Overland Pass Pipeline Project: Environmental Impact Statement

Overland Pass Pipeline Project: Environmental Impact Statement

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... Donald F. Befort – Hays, KS Donald J. Reif- Hoisington, KS Donald W. Hayes – Tulsa, OK Donna J. Shable – Milliken, CO Dora B. Hopson – Colby, KS Doreen Kennedy Trust, Doreen Kennedy – Hoxie, KS Douthit Brothers, J. Walter Douthit,  ...
Family Album U. S. A.

Family Album U. S. A.

James Kelty

Which summary tells the true story of Lillian Winters, Pete Waters, and Donald McGrath? Circle A, B, or C. Explain your choice. Lillian loved both Pete Waters and Donald McGrath, a football player. Pete didn't want to get married, but Donald ...

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