Language and Composition: The Art of Voice (Muller and Whiting)Chapter 11:
Nature and the Environment: How Do We Relate to the Natural World?Author Biography LinksCHIEF SEATTLE, Letter to President Pierce Author Biography Links This is a brief biography of Chief Seattle. It comes from the homepage of the Suquamish people, which was Chief Seattle's tribe.
http://www.suquamish.org/HistoryCulture.aspx
BARRY LOPEZ, Children in the Woods Author Biography Links Here's Lopez's Web site, with biography, bibliography, and many other links.
http://www.barrylopez.com/ Click here to read an interview with Lopez from January Magazine, with links. What are Lopez's main interests or concerns—do any interest you as well?
http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/blopez.html
RICK BASS, Why I Hunt Author Biography Links This is a great site to begin researching Bass. It was originally created by a high school class as part of a project on writers. It includes Bass's major works and a brief biography.
http://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/writers/rick-bass.html#biography This is an account of Bass's life, as well as a discussion of his short story collections. What themes do you notice?
http://www.enotes.com/short-story-criticism/bass-rick This link includes a half-hour interview with Bass, who lives in a remote part of the country where he is better able to commune with nature. What surprises you about the interview?
http://wiredforbooks.org/rickbass/index.htm This page has a list of articles by Bass and more information about the writer.
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/mag/contributor/63/
BILL MCKIBBEN, The Environmental Issue From Hell Author Biography Links McKibben maintains his own Web page here. Be sure to click on the bio link and read about his life and books.
http://www.billmckibben.com/ This site provides a biography as well as links about McKibben.
http://americanswhotellthetruth.org/pgs/portraits/bill_mckibben.php
RACHEL CARSON, The Obligation to Endure Author Biography Links This is the homepage of RachelCarson.org, a Web site “devoted to the life and legacy of Rachel Carson." Here you will find a photo, some audio files, and many related links.
http://www.rachelcarson.org/ This biography page from the Women in History site also includes links, a bibliography, and a quote by Carson.
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/cars-rac.htm
ALICE WALKER, Am I Blue? Author Biography Links This is Walker's page at Voices from the Gaps. Here you will find a photo, some excerpts, a biography, two bibliographies, and some links.
http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/walkerAlice.php Looking for more Alice Walker links? This page has a great collection and some biographical material, too.
http://www.luminarium.org/contemporary/alicew/
MARK TWAIN, Two Views of the Mississippi Author Biography Links Here is a brief film and biography of Twain.
http://www.biography.com/people/mark-twain-9512564 Explore the Mark Twain Project’s online interface. What is the purpose of this site? What do you find most interesting about the project and about Twain?
http://www.marktwainproject.org/
HENRY DAVID THOREAU, Nature Author Biography Links Click to read a biography, bibliography, and various related links on Thoreau.
http://www.transcendentalists.com/1thorea.html The Web site for The Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods Library has e-texts, quotations, and other information.
http://www.walden.org/institute/thoreau/writings/Writings.htm
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, Nature Author Biography Links Here is a biography, bibliography, and various links related to Emerson.
http://www.transcendentalists.com/1emerson.html Here is a timeline of Emerson’s life. Do you prefer reading a biography in this format?
http://www.rwe.org/biography/time-line.html
JARED DIAMOND, The Last Americans: Environmental Collapse and the End of Civilization Author Biography Links This is a great biographical site to start researching Jared Diamond. It includes biographical information, book titles, and links to other online research sites.
http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/~felwell/Theorists/Diamond/Index.html The Edge organization includes a short bio on Diamond, along with pictures of his various books. There are also links to other articles written about this author and his works. What themes do you notice?
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/diamond.html This site has more biographical information, followed by a list of publications, honors, and a variety of photographs, including Diamond with his family.
http://www.expo-cosmos.or.jp/jusyou/1998_e.html
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