Reading the Mountains of Home

A journey into the verdant reaches of the Vermont hills, where in the last century humans tried their hand and where bear and moose now find shelter--an "extended homage, a memoir and meditation" ("Los Angeles Times"). 12 line illustrations. 2 maps.

List of contents

"Directive" by Robert Frost Introduction South Mountain A Wilderness of Scars Hiking by Flashlight Bristol Cliffs The Plane on South Mountain Succession Someone's Road Home Interval In the Village North Mountain North Mountain Gyres The Ledges Coltsfoot, Mourning Cloak The Stolen Goblet A Confusion of Waters Notes Selected Readings Acknowledgments Index

About the author

John Elder is Stewart Professor of English and Environmental Studies at Middlebury College and the author of Following the Brush: An American Encounter with Classical Japanese Culture and Imagining the Earth: Poetry and the Vision of Nature.

Summary

Small farms once occupied the heights that Elder calls home, but now only a few cellar holes and tumbled stone walls remain among the dense stands of maple, beech, and hemlocks on these Vermont hills. This book is a journey into these verdant reaches where in the last century humans tried their hand and where bear and moose now find shelter.

Product details

• Authors: John Elder, John C Elder, John C. Elder
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1999
• EAN: 9780674748897
• ISBN: 978-0-674-74889-7
• Weight: 313 g
• Illustrations: 12 fine line illustrations, 2 maps, 1 halftone
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; NATURE / General, Prose: non-fiction, Vermont, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, The countryside, country life: general interest, Biography and non-fiction prose, The countryside, country life