- 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 byWellesley College with the designation "Wellesley College Scholar" now considered roughly equivalent to "cum laude" and an A.M. in Fine Arts byIndiana University in 1950.She married Herman H. Zwinger, a pilot, in 1952. They have 3 daughters.She has taught Southwest Studies and English atColorado 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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