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A Rough Sort of Beauty: Reflections on the Natural Heritage of Arkansas
Dana Steward
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Description for A Rough Sort of Beauty: Reflections on the Natural Heritage of Arkansas
Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 445.
What does it mean to have a sense of place? Through history, memoir, poetry, and fiction, the writers of these essays answer this question in a variety of ways, giving us their collective history of natural Arkansas. They speak of the interrelationships of humans and nature, and of the struggles for balance between economic realities and landscape preservation. The book evokes the sheer physical diversity of the Natural State, from the Ozarks and the Boston Mountains to Crowley's Ridge, the Grand Prairie, and the Delta. But far more than mere geography, these are places of intense meaning: sites of enlightenment, ... Read more
What does it mean to have a sense of place? Through history, memoir, poetry, and fiction, the writers of these essays answer this question in a variety of ways, giving us their collective history of natural Arkansas. They speak of the interrelationships of humans and nature, and of the struggles for balance between economic realities and landscape preservation. The book evokes the sheer physical diversity of the Natural State, from the Ozarks and the Boston Mountains to Crowley's Ridge, the Grand Prairie, and the Delta. But far more than mere geography, these are places of intense meaning: sites of enlightenment, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557287298
SKU
V9781557287298
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Ref
99-3
About Dana Steward
Dana Steward teaches writing at Hendrix College and is a writing coach for the Little Rock Writing Project, a National Writing Project site. She has won the top nonfiction award from the Arkansas Literary Society, and is also the author of A Fine Age.
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