paperback, 6 x 9, 328 pages, with 16 pages of color images and a timeline
ISBN: 978-1-59714-049-2
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paperback, 6 x 9, 328 pages, with 16 pages of color images and a timeline ISBN: 978-1-59714-049-2 $21.95 Califauna: A Literary Field Guide
Edited by Terry Beers and Emily Elrod
Of elk, grizzlies, and red-tail hawks—a literary anthology of our fellow creatures From Native American tales and explorers' accounts to fiction and poetry by established and emerging writers, this new anthology is a playful exploration of how animals excite our imagination and compassion. Each piece in the anthology is a snapshot of a different animal, with "field notes" preceding each selection. The book also includes a collection of artwork and a timeline of animal-related milestones in California. Califauna includes literature by: Mary Austin, Ambrose Bierce, T. C. Boyle, Charles Bukowski, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Robert Hass, Helen Hunt Jackson, Robinson Jeffers, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jack London, Barry Lopez, David Mas Masumoto, John Muir, Ishmael Reed, John Steinbeck, Mark Twain, and others. Reviews "Once the world was rich. Now it is diminished, and the best measure of this loss—and the latest wrinkle in our identity as Californians—is the pleasure that writing in Califauna offers."—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times "Califauna is...an important book for the state of California. These essays, poems, and excerpts are windows onto the romantic California of recent history and its most native inhabitants, seen through the eyes of some of the earliest and most articulate modern visitors of the area."—The Bloomsbury Review 
About the Editor Terry Beers teaches writing and literature at Santa Clara University, where he is currently a professor in the English department and director of the California Legacy Project. He also serves as the general editor of the California Legacy series of books, co-published by Santa Clara University and Heyday Books, and is the host of the “Your California Legacy” radio anthology on KAZU public radio. 
Emily Elrod graduated from Santa Clara University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in history and ancient studies and minors in English and Medieval and Renaissance studies. A California native, she is looking forward to a publishing career and graduate school in her home state. |
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