Lichen Tufts, From the Alleghanies

An important and prescient early example of US environmental writing with a profound sense of consciousness and appreciation for the natural world.

About the author

Elizabeth C. Wright (1826-1882) graduated from Alfred University in 1855. She was an environmental scientist, educator, author, and social reform activist. Emily E. VanDette is Professor of English at the State University of New York at Fredonia and the author of Sibling Romance in American Fiction, 1835-1900. Laurie Lounsberry Meehan is Librarian and University Archivist at Alfred University.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth C. Wright, Wright Elizabeth C.
• Assisted by: VanDette Emily E. (Introduction), Laurie Lounsberry Meehan (Afterword)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9781438489209
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-8920-9
• No. of pages: 157
• Series: Excelsior Editions; New York Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General, Philosophy of Science, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Local History, United States of America, USA, Anthologies: general, Impact of science & technology on society, History of the Americas, Impact of science and technology on society, Anthologies (non-poetry), Northeastern & North Atlantic States, US Northeast: Mid-Atlantic States