TY - JOUR
AU - Hunt, Tim, --
AB - 324 Western American Literature Fall 2010 With a tone of wonder and awe that avoids polemics, Cody explains how non-native species such as mink, nutria, Himalayan blackberries, and Scotch broom have infested the landscape (27). He investigates the changes and reemergence of native species such as salmon and osprey, asking if they might have evolved to survive the river’s nets and poisons. He includes the river’s history broadly and easily, reflecting on the writ- ings of Lewis and Clark, the Native people who preceded settlers and who are still battling for fishing rights, and the communities that have relied on the river for commerce and sustenance, including the metropolis of Portland. And he calls Oregon “a kind of test case for environmental protection, not because its people are more enlightened or farsighted but because we non-natives arrived too late to completely screw things up. Our impact has been sudden and pronounced. It’s also been less thorough” (107). Further, the essays are laden with wonderful descriptions of natural setting: “The sun slips down into the far hilltop like a hot coin into a slot. High in a cottonwood grove, two herons get into a raucous fight or have sex. At 
TI - The Collected Letters of Robinson Jeffers with Selected Letters of Una Jeffers: Volume One, 1890-1930 (review)
JO - Western American Literature
DA - 2010-12-11
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/university-of-nebraska-press/the-collected-letters-of-robinson-jeffers-with-selected-letters-of-una-rrBpd5rz6S
SP - 324
EP - 325
VL - 45
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -