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9780803267398

The Firmament of Time

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  • ISBN13:

    9780803267398

  • ISBN10:

    0803267398

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-05-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr

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Summary

Loren Eiseley examines what we as a species have become in the late twentieth century. His illuminating and accessible discussion is a characteristically skillful and compelling synthesis of hard scientific theory, factual evidence, personal anecdotes, haunting reflection, and poetic prose.

Author Biography

Loren Eiseley (1907–1977), naturalist, essayist, philosopher, and poet, won the John Burroughs Medal for best publication in the field of nature writing in 1961 for The Firmament of Time. Introducer Gary Holthaus, a freelance poet and writer, is the author of Wide Skies: Finding a Home in the West.

Table of Contents

I HOW THE WORLD BECAME NATURAL
3(30)
II HOW DEATH BECAME NATURAL
33(28)
III HOW LIFE BECAME NATURAL
61(28)
IV HOW MAN BECAME NATURAL
89(28)
V HOW HUMAN IS MAN?
117(36)
VI HOW NATURAL IS "NATURAL"?
153(29)
BIBLIOGRAPHY 182

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