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Yearning for the Land: A Search for the Importance of Place
by Simpson, John W
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 037542086X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375420863
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Pantheon, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. Includes Bibliographical References. The Book Is Bound In Black Paper Over One Quarter Brown With Gilt Stamped Lettering On The Spine. The Jacket Has Minor Rubbing.
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
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034495
- Title
- Yearning for the Land: A Search for the Importance of Place
- Author
- Simpson, John W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 037542086X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375420863
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 291
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Human Geography - Scotland - East Lothian; Human Geography - Wisconsin - Marquette County; Human Geography - Scotland - Cockburnspath; Geographical Perception - Scotland - East Lothian; Geographical Perception - Wisconsin - Marquette County; Geogra
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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