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A Place in the Woods Helen Hoover |
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The inspiring story of one couple’s struggle to live closer to nature. Helen 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. This book relates events that occurred prior to those Hoover writes about in her bestselling Gift 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. "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 Helen Hoover (1910-1984) was the author of several books, including The Long-Shadowed Forest , The Gift of the Deer , The Years of the Forest, and Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman. Before moving to the remote wilderness of northern Minnesota in 1954, she worked as a chemist. 320 pages | 5 illustrations | 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 | 1999 |
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$16.95 paper