| Walking Towards Walden: A Pilgrimage in Search of Place Contributor(s): Mitchell, John Hanson (Author) |
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ISBN: 1611687217 ISBN-13: 9781611687217 Publisher: University Press of New England OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Travel | United States - Northeast - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 974.927 |
| LCCN: 2014955378 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Walking Towards Walden is an exploration of the sense of place, what it means, how it developed, and why it matters. Based on an eighteenth-century literary device in which a group of friends undertake a walking tour and discuss a certain subject, this wide-ranging story emerges from the author's fifteen-mile bushwhack through woods, backyards, and marshes--from a hilltop in Westford, Massachusetts, to the town of Concord, Massachusetts--trespassing all along the way. A mock epic, complete with encounters with armed mercenaries and vicious dogs, the book covers all the aspects of place--art, literature, myth, and even music. |