{"product_id":"the-maine-woods-paperback-1","title":"The Maine Woods - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry David Thoreau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph J. Moldenhauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul Theroux\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Maine Woods\u003c\/i\u003e 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 timeless and valuable on their own. But his impassioned protest against the despoilment of nature in the name of commerce and sport, which even by the 1850s threatened to deprive Americans of the \"tonic of wildness,\" makes \u003ci\u003eThe Maine Woods\u003c\/i\u003e an especially vital book for our own time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Theroux\u003c\/b\u003e is a travel writer who is widely credited with reviving the genre in 1975 with his \u003ci\u003eThe Great Railway Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his other books are the novels \u003ci\u003eChicago Loop\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMosquito Coast\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives on Cape Cod and in Hawaii.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 347\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761530667296,"sku":"9780691118772","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bc3d1a9ab4baa0e20092de1be5120e40.webp?v=1780209752","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-maine-woods-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}