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Peter Matthiessen

May 22, 1927 - April 5, 2014

Peter Matthiessen was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer and CIA agent. A co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, he was a 2008 National Book Award winner. He was also a prominent environmental activist. His nonfiction featured nature and travel, notably The Snow Leopard (1978) and American Indian issues and history, such as a detailed and controversial study of the Leonard Peltier case, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse (1983). His fiction was adapted for film: the early story "Travelin' Man" was made into The Young One (1960) by Luis Buñuel and the novel At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1965) into the 1991 film of the same name.

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  • Cover of: The snow leopard

    First published in 1978 21 editions in 3 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition snowleopard00matt Cover of edition snowleopard00pete Cover of edition snowleopard00mattrich Cover of edition snowleopard0000matt_i5g7 Cover of edition snowleopard0000matt_k0o9 Cover of edition snowleopard00matt_0 Cover of edition snowleopard0000matt Cover of edition snowleopard00pete_1 Cover of edition snowleopard00matt_380
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  • Cover of: North American Indians: being letters and notes on their manners, customs, and conditions, written during eight years' travel amongst the wildest tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839

    First published in 1870 21 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition catlinsindianseb01catl Cover of edition northamericanind02catlrich Cover of edition northamericanind0000catl
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  • Cover of: At play in the fields of the Lord.

    First published in 1965 14 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition atplayinfieldsof00mattrich Cover of edition atplayinfieldsof00matt_0 Cover of edition atplayinfieldsof00matt_1
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  • Cover of: In the spirit of Crazy Horse

    First published in 1983 13 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition inspiritofcrazyh0000matt Cover of edition inspiritofcrazyh00matt_0 Cover of edition inspiritofcrazyh0000unse Cover of edition inspiritofcrazyh0000matt_a6j6 Cover of edition inspiritofcrazyh0000matt_c1k3
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  • Cover of: Under the mountain wall: a chronicle of two seasons in Stone Age New Guinea

    First published in 1900 13 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition undermountainwal0000matt_z2g1 Cover of edition undermountainwal0000matt
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  • Cover of: The tree where man was born

    First published in 1969 11 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Wildlife in America

    First published in 1959 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition wildlifeinameric00pete Cover of edition wildlifeinameric0000matt
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  • Cover of: Far Tortuga

    First published in 1975 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition fartortuga00mattrich Cover of edition fartortuga00matt
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  • Cover of: The cloud forest: a chronicle of the South American wilderness.

    First published in 1961 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition cloudforestchro00matt
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  • Cover of: Shadow country

    First published in 2008 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition shadowcountrynew0000matt
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  • Cover of: Blue meridian: the search for the great white shark.

    First published in 1971 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bluemeridiansear0000matt_k8u8
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  • Cover of: Bone by bone: a novel

    First published in 1999 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals 1969-1982 (Shambhala Dragon Editions)

    First published in 1986 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition nineheadeddragon00mattrich
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  • Cover of: Sal si puedes: Cesar Chavez and the new American Revolution.

    First published in 1969 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition salsipuedescesar00matt
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  • Cover of: Sand rivers

    First published in 1980 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition sandrivers00matt
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  • Cover of: Killing Mr. Watson

    First published in 1990 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: East of Lo Monthang: in the land of Mustang

    First published in 1995 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Under the mountain wall: a chronicle of two seasons in the stone age

    First published in 1963 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Indian country

    First published in 1984 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition indiancountry00matt
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  • Cover of: The Birds of Heaven: Travels with Cranes

    First published in 2003 4 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Description and travel, Fiction, Travel, Natural history, History, Biography, Florida, fiction, Zoology, Frontier and pioneer life, Watson, edgar j., 1855-1910, fiction, Endangered species, Journeys, Agricultural laborers, American Authors, Animal ecology, Fiction, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Indians of North America, Murderers, Natural history, africa, Pictorial works, Religion, Zen Buddhism, Africa, description and travel, Authors, american
Places
United States, Africa, Everglades (Fla.), North America, Florida, South America, East Africa, Russia (Federation), Southern Africa, Alaska, Amazon River Region, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Indonesia, Long Island, Long Island (N.Y.), Nepal, New York (State), Nunivak Island, Nunivak Island (Alaska), Papua, Russian Far East, Baikal, Lake (Russia), California, Caribbean Area
People
Peter Matthiessen, Edgar J. Watson (1855-1910), Peter Mathiessen, Peter Mattiessen, A. Andrae, Cesar Chavez, Cesar Chavez (1927-), Cesar Chavez (1927-1993), Edgar J. Watson, Erskine Thompson, Leonard Peltier, Lucius Watson, Thomas Laird
Time
20th century, 1865-, 1870 - 1930, 1890s, 1910, 1934-, 1951-, 1974, 19th century

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
December 6, 2019 Edited by Lisa merge authors
August 13, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe Edited without comment.
August 13, 2018 Edited by mountainaxe Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import