Fox at the Wood's Edge: A Biography of Loren Eiseley - Softcover

Christianson, Gale E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803264100 ISBN 13: 9780803264106

Publisher: Bison Books, 2000

Synopsis

Loren Eiseley challenges us to this day with his uneasy interpretation of humanity's place in the world. The haunting melancholy that pervades much of Eiseley's work grew out of a loveless childhood in which he spent much time alone in the natural world. His mother was mentally ill and his father, a singularly unsuccessful traveling salesman, spent little time at home. Perhaps in an effort to compensate, Eiseley drove himself relentlessly to succeed. Gale E. Christian-son's biography offers an unexpurgated evaluation of a man whose difficult past helped shape the brilliant essays that continue to dazzle new audiences.

About this title

About the Author:

Gale E. Christianson is a professor of history at Indiana State University. He is the author of numerous biographies, including Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae.

From Library Journal:

In his lifetime (1907-77), Eiseley was better known and more widely acclaimed than any American anthropologist save Margaret Mead. He was at least as ambitious as she, but was plagued by a gnawing self-doubt that never troubled her; as a consequence, Eiseley's work is vastly more compelling, and his reputation continues to grow. This volume, which plods a bit during the early years, soars as it charts the professional career of one who never decided whether he was a scientist or a poet, and whose work demonstrates the irrelevance of the distinction. Eiseley played a large part in establishing anthropology's once-respected place in U.S. intellectual life, and those who wonder why that place is no more would do well to read this book. Christianson is also the author of In the Presence of the Creator: Isaac Newton and His Times (Free Pr., 1984) --Glenn Petersen, Baruch Coll., CUNY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bison Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0803264100
• ISBN 13: 9780803264106
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 518