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On Women and The Water Cure: Nine Memoirs About Wild Swimming

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Why I Hiked the Appalachian Trail Twice—30 Years Apart

Why I Hiked the Appalachian Trail Twice—30 Years Apart

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Why Thoreau and <em>Walden</em> Resonate With Chinese Youth

Why Thoreau and Walden Resonate With Chinese Youth

Julia Du Explores the Impact of an Iconic Work of American Literature on Contemporary China

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Where Does the Will To Live Come From... in Humans and Nonhumans Alike?

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This interactive atlas captures more than a thousand literary journeys.

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Finding Heroes of My Own in Three Unsung Women of America’s Great Outdoors

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One of My Poems is Literally Going to the Moon

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A new Mary Oliver documentary captures the poet’s wild and precious life.

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