| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 198 pages) |
| Contents |
Wolf moon -- In the widows' den -- Confessions of a predator -- When eagles scream -- Tires don't feed -- Apocalypse of mayflies -- Red and the scat -- Chorus of geese -- Chickadee Bob -- Owl's stare -- Top secret starlight brain -- Forest galactica -- Insecurity light -- Dancing ghosts -- Viridian gate -- New moon of the deep snow -- Same crooked worm -- First ice -- Making ice -- Chain saw rhapsody -- Cold comfort -- Trickster tales -- Cry of the loon |
| Summary |
Blending contemporary science and keen firsthand observation, Leschak's narrative encompasses a wide range of topics and experiences-fly fishing and wildland firefighting, backyard astronomy and ecology, chain saws and ice skates, turtles and timberwolves. Its moments of pathos and joy unfold against the forbidding and beautiful landscape of northeastern Minnesota, as the author confronts questions that transcend the particulars of his experience. At once humorous and philosophical, rich with anecdotes and allusions, this is a book about death and renewal and a search for meaning along nature' |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- State & Local.
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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NATURE -- Essays.
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Manners and customs.
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Travel.
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| SUBJECT |
Minnesota -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85085759
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Minnesota -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
Minnesota.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780816685851 |
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0816685851 |
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