Common Ground: A Naturalist's Cape Cod

Finch, Robert

ISBN 10: 0393311791 / ISBN 13: 9780393311792

Published by W. W. Norton & Company (edition Reprint), 1994

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Common Ground: A Naturalist's Cape Cod
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (edition Reprint)
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393311791
• ISBN 13: 9780393311792
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

"In these compassionate, quietly evocative essays, Mr. Finch makes an eloquent case for dealing with nature not just as an extension of ourselves but as a world apart." -- New York Times Book Review

When Common Ground was first published, Annie Dillard praised Robert Finch's essays for "their strength, subtlety, and above all their geniality." New readers will have a chance to discover that Finch's Cape Cod is indeed a wonderful place. The birds, fish, and animals that share the cape's fragile ecology on any given summer day with the human residents are described with the fresh eye of a first-rate nature writer.

About the Author

Robert Finch was an award-winning nature writer, radio journalist, and author of several books about Newfoundland and Cape Cod, including The Outer Beach. He lived on Cape Cod for over fifty years, and spent two decades of summers in Squid Tickle. He died in 2024.