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Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
By Annie Proulx
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By Annie Proulx
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A sobering, eloquent work—with a reserved splash of hope—ranging across memoir, history, science, and literature, Annie Proulx’s Fen, Bog & Swamp opens our eyes to the history of our planet’s modest, grossly unheralded wetlands, humankind’s time-immemorial impulse to drain them away, and the dire consequences that could follow if we do not stop.
*Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Literary Hub!* A Finalist for the 2022 NBCC Awards in Nonfiction, the 2023 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award, and the NEIBA 2023 New England Book Award*
From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, this riveting deep dive into the history of our wetlands and what their systematic destruction means for the planet “is both an enchanting work of nature writing and a rousing call to action” (Esquire).
“I learned something new—and foun...
From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, this riveting deep dive into the history of our wetlands and what their systematic destruction means for the planet “is both an enchanting work of nature writing and a rousing call to action” (Esquire).
“I learned something new—and foun...
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