{"product_id":"the-art-of-seeing-things-9780815606789","title":"The Art of Seeing Things","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of essays by noted naturalist John Burroughs in which he contemplates a wide array of topics including farming, religion, and conservation. A departure from previous John Burroughs anthologies, this volume celebrates the surprising range of his writing to include religion, philosophy, conservation, and farming. In doing so, it emphasizes the process of the literary naturalist, specifically the lively connection the author makes between perceiving nature and how perception permeates all aspects of life experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e was a writer and an environmentalist whose work was tremendously popular in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was a friend and contemporary of Walt Whitman and John Muir. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Zoë Walker\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at the State University of New York at Oneonta, where she teaches courses in nature and literature. She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eSharp Eyes: John Burroughs and American \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNature Writing, \u003c\/i\u003e published by Syracuse University Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726494896402,"sku":"9780815606789","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_881d5e3f-5270-4fbd-8e90-8ba7a31a302d.jpg?v=1734872021","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-seeing-things-9780815606789","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}