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As we gaze into the mirror it holds up for us, we too easily imagine that what we behold is Nature when in fact we see the reflection of our own unexamined longings and desires.
William Cronon
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William Cronon
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 11
Geographer
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New Haven
Connecticut
William J. Cronon
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