num_pages: 144
description: An evocative anthology of nine imaginative essays explores swampland ecology and the allure of muddy environments, with reflections on ancient mythology, Eastern spirituality, and literature to celebrate these rich and fertile habitats, too often ignored and disparaged by humankind. Reprint.
language: English
title: Stirring the Mud: On Swamps, Bogs, and Human Imagination
titlecomplete: Stirring the Mud: On Swamps, Bogs, and Human Imagination
genres: Nature, Science Nature, History, Environment, Science, Plants, Essays, Nonfiction, Natural History, Ecology
ratings_count: 180
publisher: Mariner Books