Author

Publication

1976 - Pan, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

59,250 words, Guess

Page Count

237 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC500.9/755/792
  • DDC917.55/0924
  • LCCQH81 .D56 1976

Description

What is the true nature of Nature? Is it a harmonious, interconnected system, operating according to the principles of co-dependence and benevolence? Or is it red in tooth and claw, an unfeeling, unthinking force, in which the individual is overwhelmed and subsumed to serve a larger purpose, one mysterious and obscure? This is what this volume is all about: an exploration into the nature of Nature, an attempt to discover the true character of the natural world around us. Appropriately, it is neither a rapturous celebration of Nature, nor a grim survey of its various cruelties. Rather, like Nature itself, it is something in between, and something quite beautiful. It is a collection of related essays recounting the author's thoughts on Nature as she observes the ecological happenings of the eponymous Tinker Creek in Virginia's Blue Ridge valley for a period of several years.

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Other Editions

  • Pilgrim at Tinker CreekPan1976-01-01
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