Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth - Hardcover

Logan, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1573220043 ISBN 13: 9781573220040

Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover, 1995

Synopsis

Blending elements of science and philosophy, a columnist for The New York Times creates a natural history of the soil that sustains human life, covering topics ranging from backyard gardening to evolution of Planet Earth.

About this title

About the Author:

William Bryant Logan is a Quill & Trowel Award-winning writer, a member of the faculty at the New York Botanical Garden, a sought-after lecturer and teacher, and a practicing arborist. He is the author of Oak and Dirt, the latter of which was made into an award-winning documentary. He lives in New York City and the Hudson Valley.

From Publishers Weekly:

In these brief, elegant essays, the author raises the concept of dirt to new levels. Logan, a monthly columnist for the New York Times, looks at soil formation and development. His topics range from quarries and the foundations of cathedrals to graveyards and earthworms, from husbandry in ancient Rome to composting in Florida. Logan pays tribute to the dung beetle as a symbol of renewal; he notes that dirt is the source of many drugs that work against infectious diseases (penicillin, streptomycin). He discusses the many forms of clay and the agricultural practices of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and the Iroquois. Dirt is a natural history of the soil and our connection with it.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1573220043
• ISBN 13: 9781573220040
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 202