The Natural World Book

Introduction Lorna Dee Cervantes, Emplumada (poem) 1. The Experience of Nature Jon Krakauer, The Khumbu Icefall Gretel Ehrlich, The Solace of Open Spaces Barry Lopez, The Stone Horse Annie Dillard, Total Eclipse 2. Nature and the Scientific Mind Stephen Jay Gould, Evolution as Fact and Theory Farley Mowat, Learning to See Terry Tempest Williams, The Clan of One-Breasted Women 3. Environmental Issues: Protection and Preservation Aldo Leopold, Thinking Like a Mountain Rachel Carson, The Obligation to Endure Dian Fossey, Decimation by Poachers Lindsey Munro, Dian Fossey and Me (student essay) 4. Nature and the Philosophical Imagination Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature Henry David Thoreau, Walking Gary Snyder, The Etiquette of Freedom Ursula K. Le Guin, She Unnames Them Kathleen Norris, Sea Change Connections: Topics for Thought, Research, and Writing