A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
A National Book Award-Winning Author
A lifelong environmentalist, Annie Proulx brings her wide-ranging research and scholarship to the subject of wetlands and the vital role they play in preserving the environment. Fens, bogs, swamps, and marine estuaries are the earth's most desirable and dependable resources, and Proulx documents the long-misunderstood role of these wetlands in saving the planet. This is a stunningly important work and a rousing call to action by a writer whose passionate devotion to understanding and preserving the environment is on full and glorious display.