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Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Nonfiction | 1955 | Winner |
About the Author
Joseph Wood KrutchAmerican
Joseph Wood Krutch (1893-1970) was an American critic, biographer, and naturalist best known for his work The Modern Temper (1929), biographies of Samuel Johnson and Henry David Thoreau, and nature writings like The Voice of the Desert and The Desert Year focused on the American Southwest. University.
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