Peter Matthiessen

Palin on the Environment: Far Right

time.com     Sep 3, 2008   4,744 related          

Left; Joe Raedle / Getty: Subhankar Banerjee / AP Senator John McCain's reputation as a maverick has taken a beating this campaign season, but on environmental issues he's still zigging when much of the Republican Party...                    

Do House Cats Do More Danger to Fish Stocks Than People?

midcurrent.com     Aug 26, 2008   4 related          

When Peter Matthiessen wrote Wildlife in America (1959), he was the first to take note of the devastating impact of feral house cats on wildlife and particularly on bird species. Fifty years later, as we digest the fact...                    

Author Evan S. Connell defies categorization

thenewstribune.com     Aug 10, 2008   1 related          

What do we make of Evan S. Connell? In the course of a more-than-50-year career, he has written fiction, essays, biography and even two book-length poems, “Notes From a Bottle Found on the Beach at Carmel” and “Points for a...                    

Anukite' and Lakota Tradition

suite101.com     Aug 5, 2008          

Evolution of a Cultural Myth The source of Anukite's power as a malevolent force is the rich tapestry of myth surrounding her abilities. Throughout Lakota religious tradition, the figure of Anukite’ has served as a source of...                    

Book review: So young and full of promise

startribune.com     Jul 27, 2008   2 related          

A young man comes of age as an eyewitness to political corruption. S., Mpls. Ethan Canin's "America America" seems to have all the ingredients for a perfectly timed, reader-satisfying bestseller. The story begins with...                    

Quote of the Day

agonist.org     Jul 26, 2008          

I just finished reading Peter Matthiessen's absolutely wonderful book, "The Snow Leopard." This was a book, a real book, a meaty book, one to think and sit and ponder over, not the type of book that one just sits down and...                    

BOOKS: Men’s Lives

fishingjones.com     Jul 25, 2008          

Reading Peter Matthiessen’s book from 1986 on the lost way of life of Long Island’s south shore surfmen and baymen. I’m a huge fan of Matthiessen’s trilogy of historical novels on frontier Florida, particularly Killing Mr....                    

Ite' and Iktomi

suite101.com     Jul 22, 2008          

Together, Ite' and Iktomi devise a scheme to attract the Buffalo Nation away from their concealment and to the surface. Expelled from the land of the Buffalo Nation, Ite’ (now Anukite’) faced an uncertain future in the barren...                    

Mahpiyato's Outrage

suite101.com     Jul 14, 2008          

The outrage of Mahpiyato would have far reaching effects. In order to elevate her daughter and take on the powers of Wi, Wakanka made a deal with Iktomi that angered the gods and had devastating results for all concerned. What...                    

Wakanka's Deal With Iktomi

suite101.com     Jun 30, 2008          

In order to elevate her daughter in the eyes of Sun, Wakanka conspires with the Trickster Iktomi. Wakanka had wanted her daughter to marry Anpetu Wi (the Sun), as he as was significantly more powerful. By marrying Sun, Ite’ and...                    

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