From the English village of Gilbert White, the 18th-century natural historian, to Thoreau's Walden, to the author's own Massachusetts home in the late 20th century, The Farther Shore explores our inner and outer worlds and the changes effected on each by advancing technology.
Language
English
Pages
257
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Release
February 01, 1990
ISBN
0871133350
ISBN 13
9780871133359
The Farther Shore: A Natural History of Perception, 1798-1984
From the English village of Gilbert White, the 18th-century natural historian, to Thoreau's Walden, to the author's own Massachusetts home in the late 20th century, The Farther Shore explores our inner and outer worlds and the changes effected on each by advancing technology.