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Things they hit became history, things they missed became mysteries. The original naturalist braved the elements, long voyages, and unknown dangers in order to document the world around them. They were often not formally trained but worked alongside others in order to study nature and provide us a picture of how things once were.

• The American Transcendentalists: Essential Writings
  • By Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry D Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • 2025 CER Lecture: Urban Lifeworlds: Perspectives on Nature and the City
• Apostle of Taste: Andrew Jackson Downing 1815 – 1852
  • By David Schuyler
  • 2025 CER Lecture: Urban Lifeworlds: Perspectives on Nature and the City
• Ceremonial Time: Fifteen Thousand Years on One Square Mile
  • By: John Hanson Mitchell
  • Source: Book People
• Leaves of Grass
  • By Walt Whitman
  • 2025 CER Lecture: Urban Lifeworlds: Perspectives on Nature and the City
• Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City
  • By Eric W Sanderson
  • Lecture: Urban Lifeworlds: Perspectives on Nature and the City
• Mary Virginia Carson: Pioneer in Capturing Rock Art with Watercolors
  • By: Marise McDermott 
  • Source: Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center
• Nature and Other Essays
  • By Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • 2025 CER Lecture: Urban Lifeworlds: Perspectives on Nature and the City
• Walking
  • By Henry David Thoreau
  • 2025 CER Lecture: Urban Lifeworlds: Perspectives on Nature and the City

Sources

• 2025 CER Lecture A series provided by the City of Austin Center for Environmental Research
• Book People This is an independent book store in Austin that always has amazing events and recommendations. Whether you’re looking for a book club, or just help finding a book that speaks to you, this is the place to find it!
• Austin Public Library I feel like we are very lucky in Austin as the library curates some amazing book lists. Don’t forget to browse when you’re in checking out other books or attending an event.
• Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center Shumla’s mission it to preserve and learn about the indigenous cultures in the Pecos Valley through the murals that were left behind.