Of Discovery & Destiny: An Anthology of American Writers and the American LandRobert C. Baron, Elizabeth Darby Junkin An anthology of poetry, short stores, and excerpts from longer works about the American experience of the land and nature by a variety of American authors past and present. |
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... grow in this meadow , perennials whose coming I look for each few aspens tentatively grow along its edge . year . A The established young aspen community between the two streams contains small slender trees , growing almost a foot a ...
... grow in this meadow , perennials whose coming I look for each few aspens tentatively grow along its edge . year . A The established young aspen community between the two streams contains small slender trees , growing almost a foot a ...
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... grow round them ; so strong and attuned to their work that the burdens of others grow light in their presence , and life takes on its right and happier pro- portions when one is with them . If the first impression of our countryside is ...
... grow round them ; so strong and attuned to their work that the burdens of others grow light in their presence , and life takes on its right and happier pro- portions when one is with them . If the first impression of our countryside is ...
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... grow into brooks , and the brooks grow into creeks , and tumble over the walls in innumerable cascades , adding their wild music to the roar of the river . When the rain ceases , the rills , brooks , and creeks run dry . The waters that ...
... grow into brooks , and the brooks grow into creeks , and tumble over the walls in innumerable cascades , adding their wild music to the roar of the river . When the rain ceases , the rills , brooks , and creeks run dry . The waters that ...
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John and Mildred Teal Life and Death of the Salt Marsh | 14 |
Hal Borland High Wide and Lonesome | 30 |
William W Warner Beautiful Swimmers | 48 |
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