John Burroughs

Broschiertes Buch

Camping With President Roosevelt

Beschreibung

A quiet frontier unfolds between the pages, where a patient naturalist and a keen observer walk the land as if beside an old friend. Camping With President Roosevelt fuses intimate nature essays with travelogue charm, turning every meadow and riverside into a lesson in wonder and responsibility. John Burroughs's memoir nature writing invites both casual readers and classic-literature collectors to travel through the late nineteenth century Hudson Valley and beyond. The book's exploration of wilderness is paired with reflections on outdoor life and exploration, weaving themes of conservation into lucid, accessible prose. It reads as a handbook of curiosity, grounded in Thoreaüstyle reverence yet freshly attuned to today's readers who seek meaning in nature. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This volume embodies a pivotal moment in Roosevelt era conservation, balancing meticulous observation with humane prose. It offers a bridge between nature writing enthusiasts and the broader public, capturing the spirit of outdoor adventure while underscoring the importance of stewardship. A generous, human-scaled reminder that wonder and responsibility can go hand in hand on every trail.

Autor

John Burroughs was an American naturalist and nature essayist who lived from April 3, 1837, to March 29, 1921. He was involved in the conservation movement in the US. His first book of essays, Wake-Robin, came out in 1871. His biographer, Edward Renehan, said that Burroughs wasn't really a scientific naturalist. Instead, he was a literary naturalist with a duty to record his own unique perceptions of the natural world." The result was a body of work that fit perfectly with the mood of its time, which is why it was so famous at the time and not so well known since then. Burroughs was the seventh child of Chauncy Burroughs and Amy Kelly. He was born in Delaware County, New York, on the family farm in the Catskill Mountains, close to Roxbury. As a child, he spent a lot of time on the slopes of Old Clump Mountain, where he could see the higher peaks of the Catskills, especially Slide Mountain, which he would write about later. He worked hard on the family farm and was amazed by the birds that came back every spring and the other animals that lived near the farm, like frogs and bumblebees.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Seitenzahl: 30
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 61g
• ISBN-13: 9789354598173
• ISBN-10: 935459817X
• Artikelnr.: 61965791