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The Years of the Forest by Helen Hoover ➤ Alfred A. Knopf 1971 First Edition
The Years of the Forest by Helen Hoover Alfred A. Knopf 1971 First Edition
Title: The Years of the Forest
Author: Helen Hoover
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf 1971
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0394475380
Size: 6 X 8.5 * 318 pages
Synopsis: From the Jacket: What does it really mean, what does it really entail day by day, to give up urban comforts for the deeper delights of wilderness living?
One day, shortly after Helen and Adrian Hoover first fled city life to make a home for themselves in a remote cabin in the Minnesota woods, Ade scribbled a casual list (the last item then seemed almost a whimsical joke) of Things to Do:
Clear brush and paths
Install wiring
Clear trash
Remodel icehouse
Build dock
Lay hardwood floor
Fix roof
Finish inside
Running water
Inside toilet
Clear small cabin
Cut wood
Get another car
Make a living
Take a vacation
It was a random enough list. It didn't even include such matters as Food, Telephone (of course there was none in the isolated cabin) ...But before "Get another car" could be checked off (the old one had immediately broken down), nine car-less years had passed with long hikes to the post office and once-a-season deliveries of storable food to see them through snowbound winters. And it took the Hoovers sixteen years of rewarding but unceasing labors before they were finally able to accomplish the last of those "simple" objectives which now, as chapter headings for this wonderful new book by the author of The Gift of the Deer and A Place in the Woods, evoke the realities that underlie the fulfilling of a dream.
This is a book that takes us inside the Hoovers' wilderness home during those sixteen Years of the Forest and lets us experience not only the joys and the techniques but also the challenges and travails of going it alone in the beautiful but not always accommodating wilderness, far from the technology and services that city people take for granted.
It is a book of wilderness adventure, it is an education in the ingenuities of wilderness housekeep- ing, filled with practical details about making do, building and rebuilding, gardening for fun and for food, even advice about getting away from getting-away-from-it-all.
Here is a host of priceless hints and how-to's for solving the problems of living close to nature and on good terms with one's fellows-not only the old inhabitants who were at first deeply suspicious of newcomers from the city, but the communities of bluejays, weasels, field mice, deer, and other wild creatures who had needs of their own that did not inevitably coincide with those of the Hoovers.
Good times and hard times, good neighbors and bad neighbors, the strains engendered by conflicting views-and passions-about the use of the environment: Mrs. Hoover shares her experience without stint. But above all-over, under, and all around her straightforward and practical approach to life in the wilderness- there is, as always, the sensitive and moving awareness of nature (especially of the animals with whom she and her husband shared the forest, often helping them through starving winters) that is the special quality of her writing and her life.
Overall Condition: Acceptable: The book has obvious wear. It has slight wear to the cover, and its integrity is intact. There is no writing in the margins or underlining and highlighting of text, and there are no missing pages but one leaf is torn from top to bottom with the remaining leaves undamaged not affecting the legibility or understanding of their text. See images.
Secure shipping bubble-wrapped in a new box.
2026--U.S. shipping for this (Two Pounds Media Mail) is $5.13 with tracking.
Multiple items will be combined for the lowest shipping price.
International Shipping cost is based on the destination so inquire before buying. Mobile users must scroll to the bottom and click on 'use desktop site' to bring up the Ask a Question link which sends me an email.
(PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.)
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Just about all the books are USED books. Some have been used more gently than others. Some have been in libraries and have typical library extras. Some are so old and/or interesting that they are being offered for the sake of preservation regardless of the condition they are in. If the condition of the book is very important to you, please feel free to click the 'Ask seller a question' link and I will tell you more.
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Title: The Years of the Forest
Author: Helen Hoover
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf 1971
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0394475380
Size: 6 X 8.5 * 318 pages
Synopsis: From the Jacket: What does it really mean, what does it really entail day by day, to give up urban comforts for the deeper delights of wilderness living?
One day, shortly after Helen and Adrian Hoover first fled city life to make a home for themselves in a remote cabin in the Minnesota woods, Ade scribbled a casual list (the last item then seemed almost a whimsical joke) of Things to Do:
Clear brush and paths
Install wiring
Clear trash
Remodel icehouse
Build dock
Lay hardwood floor
Fix roof
Finish inside
Running water
Inside toilet
Clear small cabin
Cut wood
Get another car
Make a living
Take a vacation
It was a random enough list. It didn't even include such matters as Food, Telephone (of course there was none in the isolated cabin) ...But before "Get another car" could be checked off (the old one had immediately broken down), nine car-less years had passed with long hikes to the post office and once-a-season deliveries of storable food to see them through snowbound winters. And it took the Hoovers sixteen years of rewarding but unceasing labors before they were finally able to accomplish the last of those "simple" objectives which now, as chapter headings for this wonderful new book by the author of The Gift of the Deer and A Place in the Woods, evoke the realities that underlie the fulfilling of a dream.
This is a book that takes us inside the Hoovers' wilderness home during those sixteen Years of the Forest and lets us experience not only the joys and the techniques but also the challenges and travails of going it alone in the beautiful but not always accommodating wilderness, far from the technology and services that city people take for granted.
It is a book of wilderness adventure, it is an education in the ingenuities of wilderness housekeep- ing, filled with practical details about making do, building and rebuilding, gardening for fun and for food, even advice about getting away from getting-away-from-it-all.
Here is a host of priceless hints and how-to's for solving the problems of living close to nature and on good terms with one's fellows-not only the old inhabitants who were at first deeply suspicious of newcomers from the city, but the communities of bluejays, weasels, field mice, deer, and other wild creatures who had needs of their own that did not inevitably coincide with those of the Hoovers.
Good times and hard times, good neighbors and bad neighbors, the strains engendered by conflicting views-and passions-about the use of the environment: Mrs. Hoover shares her experience without stint. But above all-over, under, and all around her straightforward and practical approach to life in the wilderness- there is, as always, the sensitive and moving awareness of nature (especially of the animals with whom she and her husband shared the forest, often helping them through starving winters) that is the special quality of her writing and her life.
Overall Condition: Acceptable: The book has obvious wear. It has slight wear to the cover, and its integrity is intact. There is no writing in the margins or underlining and highlighting of text, and there are no missing pages but one leaf is torn from top to bottom with the remaining leaves undamaged not affecting the legibility or understanding of their text. See images.
Secure shipping bubble-wrapped in a new box.
2026--U.S. shipping for this (Two Pounds Media Mail) is $5.13 with tracking.
Multiple items will be combined for the lowest shipping price.
International Shipping cost is based on the destination so inquire before buying. Mobile users must scroll to the bottom and click on 'use desktop site' to bring up the Ask a Question link which sends me an email.
(PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.)
==========================================================================================================================
Just about all the books are USED books. Some have been used more gently than others. Some have been in libraries and have typical library extras. Some are so old and/or interesting that they are being offered for the sake of preservation regardless of the condition they are in. If the condition of the book is very important to you, please feel free to click the 'Ask seller a question' link and I will tell you more.
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