• Christie Lowrance: Nature’s Ambassador

  • Aug 26 2024
  • Length: 33 mins
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Christie Lowrance: Nature’s Ambassador

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  • In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Christie Lowrance chats with Gabriella about her strategy for writing Nature’s Ambassador: The Legacy of Thornton W. Burgess, the children’s author and naturalist. Christie’s book is the first complete biography of Thornton W. Burgess, the preeminent 20th century naturalist, wildlife advocate, children’s author and pioneer in environmental education and radio programming.

    Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode:

    • Christie Lowrance shares her inspiration for writing Nature’s Ambassador.
    • Christie also reveals why she lives in the house in which Thornton Burgess was born.
    • Christie explains her research strategy, which includes a trove of primary source material, with extensive quotations from Thorton’s correspondence and interviews with a multiplicity of people.
    • Christie described how she narrowed the biographical scope to prevent writing a tome, given Thorton’s extensive archives.
    • Christie discloses her strategy for balancing Thorton’s professional, personal and inner lives.

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