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  • Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure

    by John S. Springer ...
    "Forest Life and Forest Trees" by John S. Springer is a captivating exploration of the wilderness, focusing on the experiences of loggers and the beauty of forest ecosystems. The book immerses readers in the rugged life of those who work among the trees, detailing their daily challenges and the camaraderie that develops in the harsh conditions of winter camp-life. Through vivid descriptions, ... Read more

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  • Forest Life and Forest Trees: Comprising Winter Camp-Life Among the Loggers and Wild-Wood Adventure

    by John S. Springer ...
    Initially published in 1851, Forest Life and Forest Trees was the first book of its kinds to detail the great lumbering operations of the Maine woods, from timber cruising to felling trees to the great river drives in the following spring, at a time when Maine furnished the principal part of the lumber consumed in the United States and the West Indies. It provides a rare glimpse of a lifestyle ... Read more

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  • Forest Life and Forest Trees: Comprising Winter Camp-life Among the Loggers and Wild-wood Adventure with Descriptions of Lumbering Operations on the Various Rivers of Maine and New Brunswick

    by John S. Springer ...
    The writer of the following pages was reared among the Pine forests of Maine, and has spent several of the most pleasant years of his life in active participation in many of the scenes here delineated. The incidents he has related are real, and in no case is the truth sacrificed to fancy or embellishment. When the author commenced writing, his motive was to indulge somewhat in pleasant ... Read more

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    by Catharine Parr Traill ...
    A compilation of letters originally written to her mother over the course of two and a half years, Catharine Parr Traill’s The Backwoods of Canada is an intimate and telling look at pioneer life in Upper Canada.Originally published in 1836, Traill’s memoir details her journey with genuine charm and good cheer, even during difficult times. Thanks to its remarkable observations on Canadian class and ... Read more

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  • Walden and Other Writings

    by Henry David Thoreau ...
    With their call for "simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!”, for self-honesty, and for harmony with nature, the writings of Henry David Thoreau are perhaps the most influential philosophical works in all American literature. The selections in this volume represent Thoreau at his best. Included in their entirety are Walden, his indisputable masterpiece, and his two great arguments for nonconformity, ... Read more

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  • Thoreau: 5 books and 4 essays

    by Henry David Thoreau ...
    This file includes: A Week on the Concord and the Merrimack Rivers, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Walden, Canoeing in the Wilderness, A Plea for Captain John Brown, Walking, Wild Apples, and Excursions, and Cape Cod. According to Wikipedia: "Henry David Thoreau (1817 1862) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, stage writer and ... Read more

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  • The Backwoods of Canada

    by Catharine Parr Traill, D.M.R. Bentley ...
    Series series New Canadian Library
    The toils, troubles, and satisfactions of pioneer life are recorded with charm and vivacity in this portrayal of pioneer life by Catharine Parr Traill, who, like her sister Susanna Moodie, left the comforts of genteel English society for the rigours of a new, young land. ... Read more

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  • Walden and Other Writings

    by Henry David Thoreau ...
    Henry David Thoreau's vision of personal freedom is indelibly etched on the American consciousness. 'We need the tonic of wildness,' Thoreau wrote in Walden, and by turning his back on town amenities to build a house on Walden Pond in 1845, he helped shape our notions of the individual, subsistence, and a moral relation to nature. Raising white beans and potatoes that he sold to his Concord ... Read more

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  • Living in Harmony with the Nature: Henry David Thoreau's Edition (13 Titles in One Edition)

    Enriched edition. Walden, Walking, Night and Moonlight, The Highland Light, A Winter Walk…

    by Henry David Thoreau, Scarlett Burke ...
    In 'Living in Harmony with Nature: Henry David Thoreau's Edition (13 Titles in One Edition)', readers are treated to a comprehensive collection of Thoreau's works that delve deep into the themes of nature, simplicity, self-reliance, and transcendentalism. Thoreau's writing style is characterized by its poetic and reflective nature, often drawing inspiration from his personal experiences living in ... Read more

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  • Three Books

    by Catharine Parr Traill ...
    This file includes: The Backwoods of Canada, Canadian Crusoes (AKA Lost in the Backwoods), In the Forest (AKA Lady Mary and Her Nurse), and Little Downy. According to Wikipedia: Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland (9 January 1802 – 29 August 1899) was an English-Canadian author who wrote about life as a settler in Canada... She described her new life in letters and journals, and collected these ... Read more

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  • Journeys, Adventures & Life in Harmony with Nature – 6 Book Collection (Illustrated)

    From Walden to the Maine Woods: simple living and wilderness explorations

    by Henry David Thoreau ...
    This carefully crafted ebook: "Journeys, Adventures & Life in Harmony with Nature – 6 Book Collection (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" is a narrative of a 2 week boat trip from Concord, Massachusetts, down the Concord River to the Middlesex Canal, to the Merrimack River, up to Concord, New ... Read more

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  • The Maine Woods

    by Henry David Thoreau ...
    The book is divided into three main sections, each detailing Thoreau's journeys through the Maine wilderness. The first section, "Ktaadn," describes his ascent of Mount Katahdin, the highest peak in Maine. Through vivid descriptions, Thoreau captures the beauty and majesty of the mountain and its surroundings, reflecting on the experience of solitude and the transformative power of nature. He ... Read more

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