![]() ![]() His writings are imbued with a reverence for the land and for nature, and they emphasize the importance of cooperation and community over rugged individualism in human interactions with the land, often portraying the tension between those opposing forces. ![]() Ben-Ari adds: "Indeed, both the style and substance of much of Stegner's writing resonates with those who love the land and are concerned with conserving it. ![]() Similarly, Nancy Huddleston Packer calls Stegner the "voice of sane conservation" (2009, 217). Wally was not only firmly fixed at the highest level of this tradition, he became one of the most eloquent and intelligent voices in defense of the voiceless that our literature has ever produced" (qtd. Watkins, wrote to Stegner's wife in 1987: "It is quite impossible to think of the long struggle for conservation without conjuring up a pantheon of names, from Henry David Thoreau to Edward Abbey, whose illumination has provided the very light by which we work. Wallace Stegner's legacy blends his prowess as a respected writer with his noted contributions to the wilderness preservation movement. ![]()
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