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One means of sanity is to retain a hold on the natural world

Wallace Stegner on the importance of the wilderness

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Shaun Usher
Apr 13, 2022
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Today marks 30 years since the death of American novelist Wallace Stegner. This is a long letter but it’s moving, timely, and profound, and more than worth your time. It’s also in the new edition of the original Letters of Note book, and read by Benedict Cumberbatch on the accompanying audiobook.

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