Loren Eiseley: Collected Essays on Evolution, Nature, and the

Loren Eiseley: Collected Essays on Evolution, Nature, and the Cosmos: A Library of America Boxed Set

A modern Thoreau explores the mysteries of the universe in this deluxe collector's boxed set.

To read Loren Eiseley (1907â€“1977) is to renew a sense of wonder at the miracles and paradoxes of evolution and the ever-changing diversity of life. At the height of a distinguished career as a â€œbone-hunterâ€ and paleontologist, Eiseley turned from fieldwork and scientific publication to the personal essay in six remarkable books that are masterpieces of prose style. Weaving together anecdote, philosophical reflection, and keen observation with the soul and skill of a poet, Eiseley offers a brilliant, companionable introduction to the sciences, paving the way for writers like Carl Sagan, Stephen Jay Gould, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Now for the first time, the Library of America presents his landmark essay collections in a definitive two-volume set.

Beginning with the surprise million-copy seller The Immense Journey (1957), Eiseley produced an astonishing succession of books that won acclaim both as science and as art. Here, for the first time in a single collectorâ€™s edition, are all of Eiseleyâ€™s beloved, thought-provoking, sometimes darkly lyrical essay collections, from The Immense Journey to the posthumous The Star Thrower (1978). Eiseleyâ€™s subjects are wide-ranging, curious, and meticulously realized: the role of flowering plants in evolution; a disturbing insect, seen in childhood; the questions raised by a newÂ fossil; a forgotten episode in the history of science. Beginning with close observation and vivid detail, Eiseley is fearless and imaginative in pursuit of the cosmological dimensions of theÂ phenomena he describes.Â

LIBRARY OF AMERICAÂ is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nationâ€™s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, Americaâ€™s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Country USA
Brand Library of America
Manufacturer Library of America
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 2 Volumes
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2016-11-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781598535051

Country	USA
Brand	Library of America
Manufacturer	Library of America
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	2 Volumes
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2016-11-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781598535051

Loren Eiseley: Collected Essays on Evolution, Nature, and the Cosmos: A Library of America Boxed Set

You might also like...