{"product_id":"the-maine-woods-9780691118772","title":"The Maine Woods","description":"\u003cp\u003eHenry D. Thoreau traveled to the backwoods of Maine in 1846, 1853, and 1857. Originally published in 1864, and published now with a new introduction by Paul Theroux, this volume is a powerful telling of those journeys through a rugged and largely unspoiled land. It presents Thoreau's fullest account of the wilderness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Maine Woods\u003c\/i\u003e is classic Thoreau: a personal story of exterior and interior discoveries in a natural setting--all conveyed in taut, masterly prose. Thoreau's evocative renderings of the life of the primitive forest--its mountains, waterways, fauna, flora, and inhabitants--are timeless and valuable on their own. But his impassioned protest against the despoilment of nature in the name of commerce and sport, which even by the 1850s threatened to deprive Americans of the \"tonic of wildness,\" makes \u003ci\u003eThe Maine Woods\u003c\/i\u003e an especially vital book for our own time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry David Thoreau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.08w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691118772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Theroux\u003c\/b\u003e is a travel writer who is widely credited with reviving the genre in 1975 with his \u003ci\u003eThe Great Railway Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his other books are the novels \u003ci\u003eChicago Loop\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMosquito Coast\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives on Cape Cod and in Hawaii.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40087135387763,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5a69aa0f-4a9d-4d8e-968d-211b177a27f7.jpg?v=1652538621","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-maine-woods-9780691118772","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}