THE WILDERNESS LIFE. By Calvin Rustrum.
1974 1st edition. 8vo (137 x 216mm). Ppxii,241. B/w illustrations by Les Kouba. Green boards, gilt tiles to green cloth spine.
"We are not aliens contemplating nature; we are nature". "The tenth and most personal of [the author's] highly acclaimed books, [this book] will delight, inspire, and encourage anyone who has ever longed to retreat to nature". Chapters include: The wilderness point of view; What to expect; Man against the wilderness; As a way of life; Security and the wilderness; The early trip; In search of fulfillment; Scrutinizing the inscrutable wilderness; Wilderness art, campcraft, and science; The seasonal wilderness; The wilderness Indian; Wilderness guile; Rescue; A tragic interlude; Prospector prospecting for a wife; The sourdough legend; The wilderness indigene; Our place in nature; Wilderness destiny; A retrospective glance.
"We are not aliens contemplating nature; we are nature". "The tenth and most personal of [the author's] highly acclaimed books, [this book] will delight, inspire, and encourage anyone who has ever longed to retreat to nature". Chapters include: The wilderness point of view; What to expect; Man against the wilderness; As a way of life; Security and the wilderness; The early trip; In search of fulfillment; Scrutinizing the inscrutable wilderness; Wilderness art, campcraft, and science; The seasonal wilderness; The wilderness Indian; Wilderness guile; Rescue; A tragic interlude; Prospector prospecting for a wife; The sourdough legend; The wilderness indigene; Our place in nature; Wilderness destiny; A retrospective glance.
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Book Code
51237
| Author | Rustrum (Calvin). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 51237 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Spine slightly shaken, owner's name to front end-paper. Slight browning and use, good-plus in like dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1974 |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape. |
| Place | London. |