"The author deftly weaves the materials of natural and human history into a radiant, tightly woven fabric... This classic is a book for all seasons—to be reread and savored over the years."— Latin America in Books "His superb writing style and the timelessness of his subject (the natural world and the interaction of human beings with it) make this every bit as enjoyable today as it was in the 1960's."— Books of the Southwest "Well-written and fascinating."— Journal of Arid Environments
Author
Works of American critic, naturalist, and writer Joseph Wood Krutch include The Modern Temper (1929) and The Measure of Man (1954). He worked as a professor at Columbia University from 1937 to 1953. Moving to Arizona in 1952, he wrote books about natural issues of ecology, the southwestern desert environment, and the natural history of the Grand Canyon, winning renown as a naturalist and conservationist. Krutch is possibly best known for A Desert Year , which won the John Burroughs medal in 1954. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph\_...
