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LAST STAND: AMERICA'S VIRGIN LANDS by BARBARA KINGSOLVER
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SummaryLast Stand takes readers from the tallgrass prairies of
Kansas to the Arctic tundra of Alaska to the deserts of the
Southwest and bears passionate witness to our last
wildernesses, reminding us why they must be preserved. Dedicated conservationist and acclaimed novelist Barbara
Kingsolver teams with National Geographic photographer Annie
Griffiths Belt to capture the essence of America's
endangered virgin lands. In her moving introduction and int
he essays opening each chapter, Kingsolver deftly explores
the ways of the wilderness, the threats against it, and what
it needs to survive. Griffiths Belt's accompanying
hand-tinted infrared photographs breathtakingly evoke the
spirit and beauty of these diverse bioregions.
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