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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... tion , the struggle I waged with timidity while standing there in knee- deep water can only seem farcical ; yet actually for me it was not so . A near - drowning accident in childhood had scarred my reactions ; in addi- tion to the fact ...
... tion , the struggle I waged with timidity while standing there in knee- deep water can only seem farcical ; yet actually for me it was not so . A near - drowning accident in childhood had scarred my reactions ; in addi- tion to the fact ...
Page 134
... tion for surgery , while sunlight penetrates and highlights — is encouraged . Beyond the light , a loss of depth , as the subsurface nears the surface as though the river were exposing itself to examina- tion . Kneel with your ear to ...
... tion for surgery , while sunlight penetrates and highlights — is encouraged . Beyond the light , a loss of depth , as the subsurface nears the surface as though the river were exposing itself to examina- tion . Kneel with your ear to ...
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... tion . Theirs is not a force of blind opposition to progress , but of opposi- tion to blind progress . Theirs is a force determined to see that progress does not take away important things from mankind , forever , in order to benefit a ...
... tion . Theirs is not a force of blind opposition to progress , but of opposi- tion to blind progress . Theirs is a force determined to see that progress does not take away important things from mankind , forever , in order to benefit a ...
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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