McGregor, Robert Kuhn, 1952-

A wider view of the universe : Henry Thoreau's study of nature / Robert Kuhn McGregor. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1997. - xiv, 247 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. - Environment and the human condition .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-241) and index.

Concord -- Waldo and Henry -- The pond and the mountain -- Absorbing nature -- The river -- Investigating nature -- A vision of nature.

0252023188 (acidfree paper) 0252066200 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

96045799


Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 --Knowledge--Natural history.


Nature in literature.
Natural history--History--United States--19th century.
Ecology in literature.

PS3057.N3 / M28 1997

818/.309