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Yearning for the Land: A Search for the Importance of Place
by Simpson, John W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 037542086X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375420863
- Seller
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New Braunfels, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Pantheon Books, 2002. Hardcover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ D.J. not price clipped; moderate edge wear/ spine bumped/ slight readers slant
Synopsis
A beautiful, meditative memoir mixed with travel and history, this unique book is the story of one American's search for a deeper connection to the land. Drawn by a sense that he is missing a critical link to his home in suburban Ohio, John W. Simpson heads for rural Scotland, WHERE he encounters his own family history as well as estate owners and tenant farmers who have centuries-long ties to their land. As he travels, he meditates on the legacy of the great 19th century conservationist John Muir, who himself developed a complex love of the land when he immigrated from Scotland's North Sea coast to the fields and forests of Wisconsin. As Simpson physically retraces Muir's journey he wonders what sense of belonging Muir found on the frontier that modern America, with its strip malls and housing developments, has forgotten. A fascinating story of changing perceptions and values from the Old World to the New, Yearning for the Land shows us just how much roots matter--both in our own lives, and in the many ways time and history, landscape and community are tightly intertwined.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020529
- Title
- Yearning for the Land: A Search for the Importance of Place
- Author
- Simpson, John W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 037542086X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375420863
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, Ny, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2002
- Product_type
- 2
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Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar
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New Braunfels, Texas
About Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar
Harvest Moon Farm Book Cellar is a family owned and operated on-line bookstore. We are building a small non-conventional farm in the Texas Hill Country. We operate our bookstore out of a small outbuilding. Our books are located by searching every garage sale and thrift store, that we can, in over seven counties. We love the thrill of the hunt and the satisfaction of placing one person's unwanted book in the hands of someone who needs it (it also helps pay for the books we get to keep for ourselves).
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