{"product_id":"appalachian-autumn-paperback","title":"Appalachian Autumn - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcia Bonta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppalachian Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the beauties of the fall months, small and large. But Marcia Bonta's quiet mountaintop life is shattered by a lumberman who clear-cuts a neighboring property. The massive bulldozers and skidders crush every tree and shrub, weed, and wildflower, leaving only rubble in their wake. Fleeing from the whine of chain saws and the crash of falling trees, she roams the mountain, watching wild turkeys forage in the field, flocks of migrating birds feast on wild grapes, and does and bucks eye each other in their mating ritual. \"Autumn is a bittersweet time,\" Bonta writes, \"a season of good-byes, when, after the flaming leaves fall and start the inevitable process of decay, we are left with only the bare bones of nature.\" If we are not careful, she warns, there may come a day when autumn's dusk and winter's night no longer lead into spring's morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcia Bonta is a freelance nature writer and the author of, in addition to her Appalachian seasons books, \u003ci\u003eOutbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, More Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, Women in the Field\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEscape to the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Women Afield\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written more than three hundred magazine articles for publications such as \u003ci\u003eBirder's World, Bird Watcher's Digest, Living Bird, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHawk Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in several anthologies, and she is a popular lecturer on nature and nature writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.48 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751344668960,"sku":"9780822955344","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/69db0a7286c8e6a668b82dce1e8d8216.webp?v=1779971346","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/appalachian-autumn-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}