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1 online resource (374 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Map of the Maine Woods; Introduction; Ktaadn; Chesuncook; The Allegash and East Branch; Appendix; Index |
| Summary |
Henry D. Thoreau traveled to the backwoods of Maine in 1846, 1853, and 1857. Originally published in 1864, and published now with a new introduction by Paul Theroux, this volume is a powerful telling of those journeys through a rugged and largely unspoiled land. It presents Thoreau's fullest account of the wilderness. The Maine Woods is classic Thoreau: a personal story of exterior and interior discoveries in a natural setting--all conveyed in taut, masterly prose. Thoreau's evocative renderings of the life of the primitive forest--its mountains, waterways, fauna, flora, and inhabitants--are ti |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 -- Travel -- Maine
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| SUBJECT |
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 fast |
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Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
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Authors, American
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Travel
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Piscataquis County (Me.) -- Description and travel
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Maine -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85079904
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Maine
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Maine -- Piscataquis County
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Moldenhauer, Joseph J
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Theroux, Paul
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| ISBN |
9781400834136 |
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1400834139 |
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1282639374 |
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9781282639379 |
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