How Far Are We from Home: John Burroughs

Duration: 29

Year Published: 1976

Creator: KRMA-TV

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Focuses on the life of naturalist John Burroughs and the peaceful hills along the Hudson River in upstate New York where he lived for most of his life and where he gained inspiration for many of his nature essays and other writings. Explores Burroughs' years as a treasury clerk in Washington, D.C., where he met and befriended poet Walt Whitman. Records how he spent most of his life in close contact with the earth and with people who shared his concerns.

Complete Record: Focuses on the life of naturalist John Burroughs and the peaceful hills along the Hudson River in upstate New York where he lived for most of his life and where he gained inspiration for many of his nature essays and other writings. Explores Burroughs' years as a treasury clerk in Washington, D.C., where he met and befriended poet Walt Whitman. Records how he spent most of his life in close contact with the earth and with people who shared his concerns., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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