American earth environmental writing since thoreau foreword by al gore more edited by bill mckibben american earth can be read as a survey of the literature of american environmentalism but above all it should be enjoyed for the sheer beauty of the writing. In his introduction to this superb anthology mckibben the end of nature proposes that environmental writing is americas most distinctive contribution to the worlds literature the collected pieces amply prove the point. As america and the world grapple with the consequences of global environmental change writer and activist bill mckibben offers this unprecedented provocative and timely anthology gathering the. African american studies anthologies anthropology archaeology architecture art asia the pacific astronomy geology audio biography biology book club boston cambridge new england business management business non profits career guides child care childbirth adoption childrens 4 7 childrens 8 12 childrens beginning readers childrens graphic novels . American earth environmental writing since thoreau edited by bill mckibben with a foreword by al gore is a hefty tome published in 2008 the book of over a 1000 pages covers a period of more than 150 years and includes writing by famous and not so famous people on a wide variety of environmental related topics