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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Page 57
... leaves had taken the place of those which had fallen in autumn . Their green varied from tree to tree , al- most ... leaves was manufacturing something like one fiftieth of an ounce of sugar . The broad ribbon leaves of an acre of ...
... leaves had taken the place of those which had fallen in autumn . Their green varied from tree to tree , al- most ... leaves was manufacturing something like one fiftieth of an ounce of sugar . The broad ribbon leaves of an acre of ...
Page 114
... leaves that protected them from the menacing birds above , from hawks , owls , and eagles , as well as the ravens . The leaves silken incessant whisper had been as comforting to the Hare as the touch of her mother's tongue , licking her ...
... leaves that protected them from the menacing birds above , from hawks , owls , and eagles , as well as the ravens . The leaves silken incessant whisper had been as comforting to the Hare as the touch of her mother's tongue , licking her ...
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... leaves , the whole plant , flowers , stem leaves , roots , is rich in scopolamine , a potent alka- loid much prized by witch doctors . The correct dosage is said to be spir- itually rewarding , but the problem is that a microgram too ...
... leaves , the whole plant , flowers , stem leaves , roots , is rich in scopolamine , a potent alka- loid much prized by witch doctors . The correct dosage is said to be spir- itually rewarding , but the problem is that a microgram too ...
Contents
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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