Ann Zwinger

Ann Haymond Zwinger is author of many highly-regarded natural histories noted for comprehensive detail and lyrical prose.

History

Ann Haymond Zwinger was born 1925 March 12 in Muncie, Indiana, the daughter of William and Ann Haymond. While young, she lived along the White River. She studied art history and was awarded two degrees, an A.B. in Arts in 1946 by Wellesley College with the designation "Wellesley College Scholar" now considered roughly equivalent to "cum laude" and an A.M. in Fine Arts by Indiana University in 1950.She married Herman H. Zwinger, a pilot, in 1952. They have 3 daughters.She has taught Southwest Studies and English at Colorado College.

In 1976, she received the John Burroughs Memorial Association Gold Medal for a distinguished contribution in natural history, "Run, River, Run".For the same book, she also received the Friends of American Writers Award for non-fiction.

Bibliography

Beyond the Aspen Grove, 1970

Land Above the Trees: A Guide to American Alpine Tundra, 1972

Run, River, Run: A Naturalist's Journey Down One of the Great Rivers of the West, 1975

Wind in the Rock: The Canyonlands of Southeastern Utah, 1978

A Conscious Stillness: Two Naturalists on Thoreau'sRivers, 1982

A Desert Country near the Sea: A Natural History of the Cape Region of Baja California, 1983

John Xantus: The Fort Tejon Letters, 1857-1859 (editor),1986

The Mysterious Lands: A Naturalist Explores the Four Great Deserts of the Southwest, 1989

Aspen: Blazon of the High Country, 1991

Writing the Western Landscape, 1994

Downcanyon: A Naturalist Explores the Colorado River Through Grand Canyon, 1995

Women in Wilderness: Writings and Photographs, 1995

The Nearsighted Naturalist, 1998

Nature's Fading Chorus: Classic And Contemporary Writings On Amphibians, 2000

Shaped by Wind and Water: Reflections of a Naturalist, 2000

Spanish Peaks: Land and Legends, 2001

Fall Colors Across North America, 2001

Yosemite: Valley of Thunder, 2002

Grand Canyon: Little Things in a Big Place, 2006

Introduction to "The Sea Around Us" by Rachel Carson, 1979

Foreword to "The Forgotten Peninsula" by Joseph Wood Krutch, 1986 e.

Foreword to "The Naturalist's Path; Beginning the Study of Nature," by Cathy Johnson, 1987, 1991

Foreword to "On Becoming Lost; A Naturalist's Search for Meaning," by Cathy Johnson, 1990

Introduction to "The Walker's Companion" by Bill and Margaret Forbes, illustrated in part by Cathy Johnson, et al., 1995

Introduction to "Into the Field: A Guide to Locally Focused Teaching" by Clare Walker Leslie, 1999

Epilogue to "Nature's Fading Chorus: Classic and Contemporary Writings on Amphibians" by Gordon L. Miller (editor), 2000

Foreword to "Profitably Soaked" by Robert Lawrence France, 2003

Foreword to "River And Desert Plants of the Grand Canyon" by Kristin Huisinga, 2006

Foreword to "America: A Photographic Journey" by Suzan Hall, Fred Hirschmann, 2007

Links

[http://www.bsu.edu/ourlandourlit/Literature/Authors/zwingerah.html Our Land, Our Literature]

[http://www.flagstaffcentral.com/bookfest2000/Authors/zwinger.html Bookfest]

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