Henry Beston, whose Outermost House is generally considered an imperishable classic of nature writing, was a poet who just happened to write prose. He was a meticulous observer, an early (and unsung) conservationist, and a prolific writer of letters, essays, and poetry, as well as books. Here, selected by his wife, Elizabeth Coatsworth (no mean writer herself), is a selection of his best from The Outermost House to lengthy pieces from Northern Farm, Herbs and the Earth, and American Memory (one of the first studies to give the proper perspective on the role of the American Indian). The last section, "North of Maine," contains portions of The St. Lawrence, one of the most memorable of the "Rivers of America" series. Beston was as close as this past century came to Henry David Thoreau. Anyone involved with nature, its protection and its celebration, should know his work.
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Around 1925 Henry bought dune land at Eastham on the outer Cape on which he had a house built by the local boss carpenter, Harvey Moore. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, French Canadian, Cape Cod, Esther Wheelwright, North Atlantic, New York, Red Indian, The Forks, French Canada, New France, Old Town New!
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Around 1925 Henry bought dune land at Eastham on the outer Cape on which he had a house built by the local boss carpenter, Harvey Moore. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, French Canadian, Cape Cod, Esther Wheelwright, North Atlantic, New York, Red Indian, The Forks, French Canada, New France, Old Town New!
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- Outermost House (Penguin nature library) by Henry Beston on 4 pages
- Blue Water by Brian Henry in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- William Morris by Elbert Hubbard on page 146
- The Kingfisher Mini Treasury of Fairy Tales (Kingfisher Mini Treasuries) by Vivian French in Front Matter
- Northern Farm by Henry Beston in Back Matter
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