Speaking for Nature scours the globe in search

scours the globe in search of extinct and legendary species

classic hero

& Poetic Tone Poems

and presents charts with helpful pointers

Speaking for Nature scours the globe in searchBeginning with Thoreau, nature writers not only have influenced our appreciation of the natural world but also have helped to preserve the American wilderness, from the Maine Woods to Yosemite and the Sierra. Writer and activist Paul Brooks presents narrative portraits of great literary naturalists, offering a 200 year history of the country's movement toward conservation. Profiles of leaders in the fight to protect the environment and safeguard our