Skip to content
Scan a barcode
Scan
Hardcover Nature Shock: Getting Lost in America Book

ISBN: 0300227140

ISBN13: 9780300227147

Nature Shock: Getting Lost in America

Select Format

Select Condition ThriftBooks Help Icon

Recommended

Format: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good*

*Best Available: (ex-library)

$7.69
Save $24.31!
List Price $32.00
Almost Gone, Only 1 Left!

Book Overview

An award-winning environmental historian explores American history through wrenching, tragic, and sometimes humorous stories of getting lost

"Will fascinate readers with its look at the place of wilderness in American history."--Publishers Weekly

The human species has a propensity for getting lost. The American people, inhabiting a mental landscape shaped by their attempts to plant roots and to break free, are no exception. In this engaging book, environmental historian Jon Coleman bypasses the trailblazers so often described in American history to follow instead the strays and drifters who went missing.

From Hernando de Soto's failed quest for riches in the American southeast to the recent trend of getting lost as a therapeutic escape from modernity, this book details a unique history of location and movement as well as the confrontations that occur when our physical and mental conceptions of space become disjointed. Whether we get lost in the woods, the plains, or the digital grid, Coleman argues that getting lost allows us to see wilderness anew and connect with generations across five centuries to discover a surprising and edgy American identity.

Customer Reviews

0 rating
Copyright © 2025 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
GoDaddy Verified and Secured
Timestamp: 7/23/2025 1:33:04 PM
Server Address: 10.20.32.147