In light of the recent surge of interest in the writings of American naturalists brought about by the premiere of Ken Burns’ and Dayton Duncan’s latest documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, the Library of America is offering the Treasury of American Nature Writing, a set featuring six of their superbly printed and expertly bound nature-oriented volumes for a special price of $50.00 off the ordinary combined total price of the works purchased separately. Included in the set are:
- American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau
- John James Audubon: Writings and Drawings
- William Bartram: Travels and Other Writings
- John Muir: Nature Writings
- Henry David Thoreau: A Week, Walden, The Maine Woods, Cape Cod
- Henry David Thoreau: Collected Essays and Poems
Were it not for the fact that I already own each and every one of the volumes offered in this set I would leap at this opportunity to acquire all of them at once. To those find their bookshelves still devoid of these volumes, or who have a special person on their holiday gift list who would appreciate such a generous gift, I highly recommend taking advantage of this offer at the earliest opportunity.
