The Unexpected Universe: A Library of America eBook Classic

The Unexpected Universe: A Library of America eBook Classic

At the height of a distinguished career as a paleontologist, Loren Eiseley turned from fieldwork and scientific publication to the personal essay. Here, in The Unexpected Universe, he displays his far-reaching knowledge and searching curiosity about the natural world, and the qualities that led many to hail him as a â€œmodern Thoreau.â€ Fascinating accounts of the journeys of Odysseus, Captain Cook, and Charles Darwin frame Eiseleyâ€™s more modest wanderings as a suburban naturalist, attentive to the lives of small creatures. Sometimes he travels no further than the local dump: and yet, like Homerâ€™s hero or these great explorers, he continually finds a universe â€œnot only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.â€
Country USA
Manufacturer Library of America
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-11-15
Format Kindle eBook