Happy the Land [Paperback]

Louise Dickinson Rich (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Down East Books; 1 edition (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892724528
• ISBN-13: 978-0892724529
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Regional U.S. > New England

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy the Reader, October 11, 2009

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Happeeface "Happee" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Happy the Land (Paperback)

This is a series of essays published after her husband's sudden death. All about living and coping in rural Maine in the 30's and 40's. Not necessarily just about the land as the earlier reviewer stated. Some of the essays are of times before her husband died. I enjoyed this book more than her first one, "We Took to the Woods".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, December 2, 2008

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J. Mallison (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This book focuses more on the land around the author's dwelling than her family or friends, as other books do. However, she makes stories about the land interesting, drawing on local characters and her gift of storytelling. I really liked thsi book. Very easy to read.

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like the outdoors., July 12, 2011

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Norman Caouette "Soggymoo" (Great North Wood, NH) - See all my reviews
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This is my third book I've read by Louise. Seeing we live and camp near Richardson Lake we went to visit Forest Lodge. 17 Miles on a dirt logging road and then 3 miles on mountain bikes on the Carry Road we reached the Summer House. It's unbelievable how they could of lived in the woods like they did back in the 40's. Very hearty people back then. If you enjoy the outdoors and the woods of Maine & NH read her books. They are entertaining and enlightening.