Visions of the land [electronic resource] : science, literature, and the American environment from the era of exploration to the age of ecology / Michael A. Bryson.
Bryson, Michael A., 1967-
2002
PS169.E25 B79 2002eb
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Title
Visions of the land [electronic resource] : science, literature, and the American environment from the era of exploration to the age of ecology / Michael A. Bryson.
Author
Bryson, Michael A., 1967-
ISBN
0813921066 (alk. paper)
0813921074 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780813921068
9780813921723 (e-book)
Publication Details
Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 2002.
Language
English
Description
xvii, 228 p.
Call Number
PS169.E25 B79 2002eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
810.9/355
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-214) and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Series
Under the sign of nature.
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