Joseph Wood KrutchJoseph Wood Krutch (1893-1970) was an American writer, critic, and naturalist. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he initially studied at the University of Tennessee before receiving a master's degree from Columbia University. He is the author of sveral books on a variety of topics, including biographies of Samuel Johnson and Henry David Thoreau. The Measure of Man, which is perhaps his most enduring work, was published in 1954 and won the National Book Award for Nonfiction the following year. After moving to Arizona in 1952, he wrote books on ecology, the southwestern desert environment, and the natural history of the Grand Canyon, winning renown as a naturalist and conservationist. Read More Read Less