Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Click for full-size.
The Maine Woods (Penguin Nature Library)
by Thoreau, Henry David
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140170138
- ISBN 13
- 9780140170139
- Seller
-
Astoria, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Penguin Classics. Paperback. Binding sound, text clean, light shelfwear. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1988.
Synopsis
"What a wilderness walk for a man to take alone!...Here was traveling of the old heroic kind over the unaltered face of nature." Henry David Thoreau Over a period of three years, Thoreau made three trips to the largely unexplored woods of Maine. He climbed mountains, paddled a canoe by moonlight, and dined on cedar beer, hemlock tea and moose lips. Taking notes constantly, Thoreau was just as likely to turn his observant eye to the habits and languages of the Abnaki Indians or the arduous life of the logger as he was to the workings of nature. He acutely observed the rivers, lakes, mountains, wolves, moose, and stars in the dark sky. He also told of nights sitting by the campfire, and of meeting men who communicated with each other by writing on the trunks of trees. In The Maine Woods , Thoreau captured a wilder side of America and revealed his own adventurous spirit.
Reviews
Review this book and you’ll be entered for a chance to win $50!
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Raritan River Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5056786
- Title
- The Maine Woods (Penguin Nature Library)
- Author
- Thoreau, Henry David
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140170138
- ISBN 13
- 9780140170139
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 480
Terms of Sale
Raritan River Books
Prices net to all. Prepayment required. Books may be returned for a refund for any reason, within 2 weeks of receipt; shipping refunded if not as described.
About the Seller
Raritan River Books
Biblio.com member since 2004
Astoria, New York
Ask Seller a Question
About Raritan River Books
Small, mail-order nonspecialist bookstore, founded in 1998.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Signed vs. Inscribed
Know what you are getting into when purchasing rare books, and learn the difference between signed books and inscribed books.
