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“Can we explain the appearance of life upon this planet in terms of science, or only, as in the past, in terms of theology?”

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Jeffrey Makala

A John Burroughs Manuscript John Burroughs (1837-1921), the naturalist, environmental writer, and first biographer of Walt Whitman, continues to play an important role in American writing on nature. Over the course of his long life, he wrote intimately and expansively … Continue reading →

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