Canoeing in the Wilderness (Illustrated)
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Author | : Henry David Henry David Thoreau |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2017-05-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 1546691243 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781546691242 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Canoeing in the Wilderness (Illustrated) by : Henry David Henry David Thoreau
Book excerpt: At the time Thoreau made this wilderness canoe trip he was forty years old. The record of the journey is the latter half of his The Maine Woods, which is perhaps the finest idyl of the forest ever written. It is particularly charming in its blending of meditative and poetic fancies with the minute description of the voyager's experiences. The chief attraction that inspired Thoreau to make the trip was the primitiveness of the region. Here was a vast tract of almost virgin woodland, peopled only with a few loggers and pioneer farmers, Indians, and wild animals.