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Krutch's trenchant observations about life prospering in the hostile environment of Arizona's Sonoran Desert turn to weighty questions about humanity and the precariousness of our existence, putting lie to Western denials of mind in the "lower" forms of life: "Let us not say...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sinor, Jennifer, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2002.
Temas:
Ray, Annie, > active 19th century > Diaries.
Sinor, Jennifer, > 1969- > Family.
Ray, Annie, > active 19th century.
Sinor, Jennifer, > 1969-
Autobiography > Authorship.
Diaries > History and criticism.
Women pioneers > United States > Diaries.
Frontier and pioneer life > United States.
Journaux intimes > Histoire et critique.
Pionnières > États-Unis > Journaux intimes.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Women.
Diaries.
Families.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Women pioneers.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Krutch's trenchant observations about life prospering in the hostile environment of Arizona's Sonoran Desert turn to weighty questions about humanity and the precariousness of our existence, putting lie to Western denials of mind in the "lower" forms of life: "Let us not say that this animal or even this plant has 'become adapted' to desert conditions. Let us say rather that they have all shown courage and ingenuity in making the best of the world as they found it.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 238 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index.
ISBN:1587294303
9781587294303

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