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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sinor, Jennifer, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
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.
Autobiography > Authorship
Diaries
Families
Frontier and pioneer life
Women pioneers
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 238 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index.
ISBN:1587294303
9781587294303

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