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Free [download] [epub]^^ The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National ParksFree [download][epub]^^ The Hour ofLand: A PersonalTopography ofAmerica's NationalParksDescription'Williams's language has its own visceral beauty. . . . The Hour of Land is one of the best naturebooks I've read in years.'â€•Andrea Wulf, The New York Times Book Review'If you have never setfoot in a national park, love the wilderness, like history, or enjoy great storytelling, The Hour ofLand is calling you.'â€•The Philadelphia Inquirer'Terry Tempest Williams is a force of nature in atleast two ways. First, she pleads forcefully on behalf of the natural world, especially national parks,wilderness areas, and endangered species. And, second, she writes as she damn well pleases. . .. The author's trademark poetic prose dominates every page.'â€•Dennis Drabelle, The WashingtonPost'[A] necessary new book . . . Williams shows how national parks can be both symbols of andactual catalysts for the things that are best about America, offering a montage of grandeur that cannot only make one tear up in gratitude and an embarrassing sort of patriotic pride but alsodemonstrate the real value of these 'wholesome' feelings to human emotional life, spurring one toengage differently with the world. . . . Williams' is only one voice in the polyphonic story of theAmerican landscape. But it is an especially valuable one in addressing how land, even that whichis nominally preserved in a state of Edenic purity, shifts with this countryâ€s social history asmuch as it does through geology and time.'â€• Jenny Hendrix, Slate'Whether contemplating thespiritual life she finds 'inside the heart of the wild' or marveling at the peaks and monuments thatcomprise 'our best idea' â€“ the National Parks system â€“ Williams movingly urges us toremember that 'heaven is here.''â€•O Magazine'Williams (When Women Were Birds), a longtimeenvironmental activist, adds a meditative element to memoir as she shares her abiding love forAmericaâ€s open spaces. . . . In passionate and insightful prose, Williams celebrates the beautyof the American landscape while reinforcing the necessity of responsiblestewardship.'â€•Publishers Weekly'A broadly ambitious and deeply impassioned collection ofessays . . . There are few nonfiction writers who can capture the essence of the Americanwilderness landscape as eloquently as Williams. . . . Her distinctive prose style is capable ofconveying a deep spiritual dimension within the physical setting. . . . An important, well-informed,and moving read for anyone interested in learning more about Americaâ€s nationalparks.'â€•Kirkus Reviews'Readers who like their prose ardent and their politics leaning left will takeparticular pleasure in The Hour of Land. . . . Williams is frequently a lyrical writer and an intrepidthinker. . . . Reading her is better than buying a commemorative postage stamp â€• she deliversus into a more thoughtful grove.'â€•Karen R. Long, Newsday'An impassioned call to preserve andprotect our national park system, Americaâ€s network of natural splendor, which celebrates its
100th anniversary this year. . . . Repeatedly, [Williams] calls f
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