Visions of the land : science, literature, and the American environment from the era of exploration to the age of ecology /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bryson, Michael A., 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 2002.
Series:Under the sign of nature.
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