| Long-Shadowed Forest Contributor(s): Hoover, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816631727 ISBN-13: 9780816631728 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: A beloved naturalist's guide to the northern wilderness around her remote cabin. "Helen Hoover is one of those rare writers who can describe the natural world warmly, intimately, and affectionately without being in the least sentimental or childish". Paul Gruchow In 1954, Helen Hoover and her husband Adrian left their careers and the big-city life of Chicago to live in a small cabin in the north woods that border Minnesota and Canada. Living without electricity, telephone, or a car, the Hoovers became part of the environment, peacefully coexisting with their wild neighbors. The Long-Shadowed Forest is the amazing record of the Hoovers' relationship with deer, mice, birds, squirrels, moose, and other creatures of the forest. First published in 1963, these stories of daily life in the woods and vivid descriptions of a fascinating variety of plants and animals delighted readers for years and have an enduring popularity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Science | Life Sciences - Biology |
| Dewey: 574.977 |
| Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.29" W x 7.98" (0.71 lbs) 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A beloved naturalist's guide to the northern wilderness around her remote cabin. Helen Hoover is one of those rare writers who can describe the natural world warmly, intimately, and affectionately without being in the least sentimental or childish. Paul Gruchow In 1954, Helen Hoover and her husband Adrian left their careers and the big-city life of Chicago to live in a small cabin in the north woods that border Minnesota and Canada. Living without electricity, telephone, or a car, the Hoovers became part of the environment, peacefully coexisting with their wild neighbors. The Long-Shadowed Forest is the amazing record of the Hoovers' relationship with deer, mice, birds, squirrels, moose, and other creatures of the forest. First published in 1963, these stories of daily life in the woods and vivid descriptions of a fascinating variety of plants and animals delighted readers for years and have an enduring popularity. |