Fen, Bog and Swamp : A Short History of Peatland Destruction and its Role in the Climate Crisis

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week Magnificent Guardian Remarkable A compact classic! Bill McKibben I learned something new and found something amazing on every page Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See Fens, bogs, swamps and marine estuaries are the earths most desirable and dependable resources. Here, Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the vitally important role they play in preserving the environment, and their systemic destruction in the pursuit of profit. Travelling from the fens of sixteenth-century England to Americas Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Fen, Bog and Swamp is both a revelatory history and an urgent plea for wetland reclamation, from one of our greatest prose stylists. A rousing call to action Esquire Sparklingly furious it has a profoundly positive message Richard Mabey, Telegraph This haunting tribute is a pleasure to read Financial Times

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Author: Annie Proulx
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 28/09/2023
Pagination: 208 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
Published By: HarperCollins Publishers
Book Classification: Literary essays
Dimensions: 128 x 198 x 18
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9780008534431