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Place in the Woods by Helen M. Hoover (1969, Hardcover)
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The author relates her experiences establishing a home in the northern wilderness of Minnesota
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10039444065X
ISBN-139780394440651
eBay Product ID (ePID)22038267598
Product Key Features
Book TitlePlace in the Woods
Publication Year1969
TopicRegional
LanguageEnglish
IllustratorHoover, Adrian, Yes
GenreNature, Non-Classifiable
AuthorHelen M. Hoover
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight20.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal508.776
SynopsisHelen Hoover and her husband, Adrian, were trailblazers in the American back-to-the-land movement. Well ensconced in their professional lives in Chicago, they made the decision to follow their dream of a simple existence, pulling up their stakes and plunging into the wilds of northern Minnesota. A Place in the Woods, first published in 1969, describes how the Hoovers gradually adapted to the rigors of wilderness survival, relating events that occurred prior to those Helen Hoover described in her bestselling The Girl of the Deer. This is a tale of starting out, of the pitfalls of beginning a new life -- one punctuated by near disasters but also by moments of rare beauty. A Place in the Woods is enlivened by warm, humorous anecdotes showing both the struggle and reward involved in joining this small community of rabbits, deer, and distant neighbors. This volume, now available in paperback for the first time, conveys the special joy of each small victory in the wilderness.
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- 15 Dec, 2020
Wonderful Story!
I first read Helen Hoover's books shortly after they came out - in the Reader's Digest Condensed versions. Happy now to have quite a few of my own "full" books. Her life in the woods - with its hardships and joys - always amaze me. Their solutions to problems intrigued me. I would have loved to have met and talked with her and her husband. The book is the next best thing.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Feb, 2019
well written
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
