The Long-Shadowed Forest

The Long-Shadowed Forest

Helen Hoover
Illustrated by Adrian Hoover

$16.95 paper
ISBN: 0-8166-3172-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-3172-8

A beloved naturalist’s guide to the northern wilderness around her remote cabin.

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.

Hoover writes with the expert pen of a scientist and the heart of a passionate wilderness advocate. She not only shares experiences of drama and renewal, but also provides historical and scientific information to satisfy the curious reader. The Long-Shadowed Forest is illustrated throughout with Adrian's charming line drawings, and will be compelling reading for nature lovers everywhere and is a welcome treat for Helen Hoover fans.

"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

“Gentle and evocative. Whether you’re an active or vicarious woodswoman, you can count on Hoover to bring you into the forest with her, sharing her quiet adventures.” —Minnesota Women’s Press

“This is a good and readable book.” —Natural History

Helen Hoover (1910-1984) is the author of several books, including The Years of the Forest (1973), Gift of the Deer (1966), The Long-Shadowed Forest (1963), A Place in the Woods (1969), and Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman (2005). Before moving to the remote wilderness of northern Minnesota in 1954, she was an accomplished chemist.

288 pages | 100 line illustrations | 5 7/8 x 9 | 1998
Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series

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The Long-Shadowed Forest Helen Hoover Illustrated by Adrian Hoover		$16.95 paper ISBN: 0-8166-3172-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-3172-8
A beloved naturalist’s guide to the northern wilderness around her remote cabin. 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. Hoover writes with the expert pen of a scientist and the heart of a passionate wilderness advocate. She not only shares experiences of drama and renewal, but also provides historical and scientific information to satisfy the curious reader. The Long-Shadowed Forest is illustrated throughout with Adrian's charming line drawings, and will be compelling reading for nature lovers everywhere and is a welcome treat for Helen Hoover fans. "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 “Gentle and evocative. Whether you’re an active or vicarious woodswoman, you can count on Hoover to bring you into the forest with her, sharing her quiet adventures.” —Minnesota Women’s Press “This is a good and readable book.” —Natural History Helen Hoover (1910-1984) is the author of several books, including The Years of the Forest (1973), Gift of the Deer (1966), The Long-Shadowed Forest (1963), A Place in the Woods (1969), and Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman (2005). Before moving to the remote wilderness of northern Minnesota in 1954, she was an accomplished chemist. 288 pages \| 100 line illustrations \| 5 7/8 x 9 \| 1998 Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series