This Incomparable Land: A Guide to American Nature Writing
Lyons (Great & Peculiar Beauty: A Utah Reader) reflects on the  12 years since the first edition of this guide to note the  growth and maturation of the field of nature writing. While this  edition does not include the anthology presented in the first  edition, it retains the taxonomy and the annotated bibliography,  which form the bulk of the text, as well as a chronology of our  nation's treatment of the environment. The bibliography spans  the 19th and 20th centuries; the annotations guide one to the  scientific content and the flavor of the titles. Also included  is a beautifully written essay on the taxonomy some might call  it a history of nature writing. Unfortunately, there are no  illustrations, which would only have added to the book's appeal.  Any public or academic library without the first edition should  own the second. Robert Moore, Parexel Corp., Waltham, MACopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.