{"product_id":"9781439901502","title":"Wild Animal Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the twentieth century, the wild animal story emerged in Canadian literature as a distinct genre, in which animals pursue their own interests—survival for themselves, their offspring, and perhaps a mate, or the pure pleasure of their wildness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing together some of the most celebrated wild animal stories, Ralph H. Lutts places them firmly in the context of heated controversies about animal intelligence and purposeful behavior. Widely regarded as entertaining and educational, the early stories—by Charles G. D. Roberts, Ernest Thompson Seton, John Muir, Jack London and others—had an avid readership among adults and children. But some naturalists and at least one hunter—Theodore Roosevelt—discredited these writers as \"nature fakers,\" accusing them of falsely portraying animal behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stories and commentaries collected here span the twentieth century. As present day animal behaviorists, psychologists, and the public attempt to sort out the meaning of what animals do and our obligations to them, Ralph Lutts maps some of the prominent features of our cultural landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e Tales include: • \u003ci\u003eThe Springfield Fox\u003c\/i\u003e by Ernest Thompson Seton \u003cbr\u003e • \u003ci\u003eThe Sounding of the Call\u003c\/i\u003e by Jack London \u003cbr\u003e • \u003ci\u003eStickeen\u003c\/i\u003e by John Muir \u003cbr\u003e • \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by Rachel Carson \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther selections include esssays by Theoore Roosevelt, John Burroughs, Margaret Atwood, and Ralph H. Lutts.\u003c\/p\u003e postamble();","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127978344688,"sku":"9781439901502","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439901502_p0.jpg?v=1763786838","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439901502","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}