Out Home (Bur Oak Book) (Bur Oak Books)
Madson, John
ISBN 10: 1587296888 ISBN 13: 9781587296888
Verlag: University of Iowa Press, 2008
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Beschreibung
Beschreibung:
A collection of essays of a naturalist and conservationist. It contains twenty-one essays and one poem that focus on game and nongame animals and the people who love them and their outdoor world. It covers hunting and wildlife management, the tricks of whitetail and cottontail, and the interactions of pheasants with their harsh winter world. Illustrator(s): Madson, Dycie. Editor(s): McIntosh, Michael. Series: A Bur Oak Book. Num Pages: 218 pages, 22 drawings. BIC Classification: WN; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308. . 2008. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781587296888
Inhaltsangabe:
Long out of print, Out Home is the first published collection of naturalist and conservationist John Madson&;s essays. Written between 1961 and 1977 for such venues as Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, Audubon, and Guns and Ammo, the twenty-one essays and one poem in this classic volume focus on game and nongame animals and the people who love them and their outdoor world. Madson writes of hunting and wildlife management, the tricks of whitetail and cottontail, the bewildering interactions of pheasants with their harsh winter world, the cliff-nesting geese of the Missouri River, biscuits and gravy and stories shared around campfires with friends and family, and the great seasonal migrations of geese and cranes.
     Writing always with the knowledge that he was witnessing the end of the wilderness, of the outdoor home that nourished him, Madson brings a brilliant energy to these tough, unsentimental tales. &;A strong place puts a mark on all that lives there, and the mark may outlast the place itself. Prairie people are like their western meadowlarks, seeming to be the same as their eastern relatives, but with a different song.&; In his song about the &;play of wind on tallgrasses, with the land running beneath a towering sky,&; we hear the voice that went on to give us the magic of Where the Sky Began.
     Editor Michael McIntosh, one of the nation&;s foremost experts on shotguns, has written a short introduction to this first paperback edition of these ageless wilderness tales.
     Writing always with the knowledge that he was witnessing the end of the wilderness, of the outdoor home that nourished him, Madson brings a brilliant energy to these tough, unsentimental tales. &;A strong place puts a mark on all that lives there, and the mark may outlast the place itself. Prairie people are like their western meadowlarks, seeming to be the same as their eastern relatives, but with a different song.&; In his song about the &;play of wind on tallgrasses, with the land running beneath a towering sky,&; we hear the voice that went on to give us the magic of Where the Sky Began.
     Editor Michael McIntosh, one of the nation&;s foremost experts on shotguns, has written a short introduction to this first paperback edition of these ageless wilderness tales.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:
Iowa native John Madson (1923&;1995) is considered the father of the modern prairie restoration movement; his books include Where the Sky Began (Iowa reprint, 2004), Stories from under the Sky (Iowa reprint, 2007), Up on the River, and Tallgrass Prairie. He wrote extensively on natural history and resource conservation for Audubon, Smithsonian, and National Geographic, among many others.
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Bibliografische Details
Titel: Out Home (Bur Oak Book) (Bur Oak Books)
Verlag: University of Iowa Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Einband: Softcover
Illustrator: Madson, Dycie
Zustand: New