Autobiography Ecology and the WellPlaced Self expands the field of autobiography studies by describing an emergent genre natural biography that embeds the human subject in a morethanhuman world. Through an ecocritical analysis of three contemporary U.S. authors William Kittredge Terry Tempest Williams and Mary Clearman Blew Nathan Straight illustrates how ecologically situated life writing bridges the humannature divide and responds to the pressing environmental and communal demands of our times. In his exploration of the wellplaced self he challenges traditional concepts of the autobiographical subject and considers new models of selfhood in relation to regional and national identities. His illuminating discussions of specific texts engage with ecofeminist and bioregional theory and will appeal to readers in environmental studies literary criticism and American regionalism. Autobiography Ecology and the WellPlaced Self presents an important new perspective on placebased identity and literature and the inclusion of a Selected Readings appendix makes it a valuable resource for scholars and students alike.