Rediscovering the Maine Woods

Rediscovering the Maine Woods
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Publisher : UMass + ORM
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 9781613766651
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Book Synopsis Rediscovering the Maine Woods by : John L. Kucich

Download or read book Rediscovering the Maine Woods written by John L. Kucich and published by UMass + ORM. This book was released on 2019-07-28 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Maine Woods, vast and largely unsettled, are often described as unchanged since Henry David Thoreau's journeys across the backcountry, in spite of the realities of Indian dispossession and the visible signs of logging, settlement, tourism, and real estate development. In the summer of 2014 scholars, activists, members of the Penobscot Nation, and other individuals retraced Thoreau's route. Inspired partly by this expedition, the accessible and engaging essays here offer valuable new perspectives on conservation, the cultural ties that connect Native communities to the land, and the profound influence the geography of the Maine Woods had on Thoreau and writers and activists who followed in his wake. Together, these essays offer a rich and multifaceted look at this special place and the ways in which Thoreau's Maine experiences continue to shape understandings of the environment a century and a half later. Contributors include the volume editor, Kathryn Dolan, James S. Finley, James Francis, Richard W. Judd, Dale Potts, Melissa Sexton, Chris Sockalexis, Stan Tag, Robert M. Thorson, and Laura Dassow Walls.


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