Breaking into the Backcountry - Couverture souple

Edwards, Steve

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803226535 ISBN 13 : 9780803226531

Editeur : Bison Books, 2010

Synopsis

Writing with an elegant simplicity and resilient reverence, Edwards proves to be an astute and passionate observer of both human and Mother Nature.--Carol Haggas, Booklist Online

In 2001 Steve Edwards won a writing contest. The prize was seven months of "unparalleled solitude" as the caretaker of a ninety-two-acre backcountry homestead along the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River in southwestern Oregon. Young, recently divorced, and humbled by the prospect of so much time alone, he left behind his job as a college English teacher in Indiana and headed west for a remote but comfortable cabin in the rugged Klamath Mountains. Well aware of what could go wrong living two hours from town with no electricity and no neighbors, Edwards was surprised by what could go right.

In prose that is by turns lyrical, introspective, and funny, Breaking into the Backcountry is the story of what he discovered: that alone, in a wild place, each day is a challenge and a gift. Whether chronicling the pleasures of a day-long fishing trip, his first encounter with a black bear, a lightning storm and the threat of fire, the beauty of a steelhead, the attacks of 9/11, or a silence so profound that a black-tailed deer chewing grass outside his window could wake him from sleep, Edwards's careful evocation of the river canyon and its effect on him testifies to the enduring power of wilderness to transform a life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Steve Edwards lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with his wife and young son.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bison Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803226535
• ISBN 13: 9780803226531
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible