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The Rediscovery of North America

Author Barry Lopez
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Knopf | Vintage
On sale Sep 01, 1992 | 64 Pages | 9780679740995
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The National Book Award-winning author delivers a devastating assessment of the legacy of Columbus. With economy and power Lopez tells the story of a “ruthless, angry search for wealth” that stretches from the atrocities of Spanish conquistadors to the on-going pillage of our land and water. Lopez challenges the reader to adopt an ethic that will make further depradations impossible.

“Eloquently proffer[s] a philosophy of limits that we cannot afford to overlook.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
© David Liittschwager
Barry Lopez is the author of three collections of essays, including Horizon; several story collections; Arctic Dreams, for which he received the National Book Award; Of Wolves and Men, a National Book Award finalist; and Crow and Weasel, a novella-length fable. He contributed regularly to both American and foreign journals and traveled to more than seventy countries to conduct research. He was the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim, Lannan, and National Science Foundations and was honored by a number of institutions for his literary, humanitarian, and environmental work. He died in 2020. 

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The National Book Award-winning author delivers a devastating assessment of the legacy of Columbus. With economy and power Lopez tells the story of a “ruthless, angry search for wealth” that stretches from the atrocities of Spanish conquistadors to the on-going pillage of our land and water. Lopez challenges the reader to adopt an ethic that will make further depradations impossible.

“Eloquently proffer[s] a philosophy of limits that we cannot afford to overlook.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review

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© David Liittschwager
Barry Lopez is the author of three collections of essays, including Horizon; several story collections; Arctic Dreams, for which he received the National Book Award; Of Wolves and Men, a National Book Award finalist; and Crow and Weasel, a novella-length fable. He contributed regularly to both American and foreign journals and traveled to more than seventy countries to conduct research. He was the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim, Lannan, and National Science Foundations and was honored by a number of institutions for his literary, humanitarian, and environmental work. He died in 2020. 

www.barrylopez.com View titles by Barry Lopez

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