The Hour of Land : A Personal Topography of America's National Parks (Paperback)

from kaylaraeintheway

Terry Tempest Williams - writer, activist, conservationist, and all-around amazing human - writes about several national parks through the lens of her experiences with them. Whether she is talking about hiking with her father, the history of the national park system, the battle between the govern...

from BobVTReader

I stumble across Tery Tempest Williams when reading Crossing to Safety by Wallace Steger. She had written the introduction to this story and I enjoyed her writing and decided that I need to read more of it. In my search I found this book; it interested as it appeared to be about our national park...

from msf59

"This is what we can promise the future: a legacy of care. That we will be good stewards and not take too much or give back too little, that we will recognize wild nature for what it is, in all its magnificent and complex history - an unfathomable wealth that should be consciously saved, not ruth...

from banjo123

This book is lovely, and thought provoking. I didn't feel it was as strong as [Refuge], but still a very insightful personal exploration. And a strong call for better environmental protections, and protection of our National Parks. She really gets at the fact that the division between nature and ...

from Heidi

Everything she writes is great.