{"product_id":"the-outermost-house-a-year-of-life-on-the-great-beach-of-cape-cod-warbler-classics-annotated-edition-9781962572293","title":"The Outermost House: a Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)","description":"Long hailed as a classic of American nature writing, Henry Beston's eloquent chronicle of a solitary year spent on a Cape Cod beach was written in longhand at the kitchen table, in a little room overlooking the North Atlantic and the dunes. In 1926 Beston retreated to the outer beach at Eastham in search of peace and solitude. What began as a two-week stay lengthened into a year spent keenly observing the rhythm of the seasons and life on the Great Beach. \u003cem\u003eThe Outermost House\u003c\/em\u003e played a part in establishing the Cape Code National Seashore and has profoundly influenced subsequent nature writers, including Rachel Carson, Joseph Wood Krutch, Annie Dillard, and Barry Lopez. This Warbler Classics edition includes an essay by Allan Burns on the art and legacy of \u003cem\u003eThe Outermost House \u003c\/em\u003eas well as a detailed biographical timeline.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Beston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Warbler Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962572293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeston, Henry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Henry Beston (1888-1968) was an American writer and naturalist, best known as the author of The Outermost House (1928). He also wrote Herbs and The Earth (1935), The St. Lawrence (1942), Northern Farm: A Chronicle of Maine (1948), and several books for children.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurns, Allan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Allan Burns earned a Ph.D. in English literature at Penn State University and taught at university level for a number of years before moving into the nonprofit sector. He has edited many books, including Phoebe Snetsinger's Birding on Borrowed Time (2003) and three major anthologies of haiku: Montage (2010), Haiku in English (2013), and Where the River Goes (2013). His own collections of haiku include Distant Virga (2011) and Earthlings (2015), and he has published many articles and reviews. A longtime vegan and animal rights activist, he works as a senior editor for the Foundation to Support Animal Protection and lives in the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warbler Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940871733363,"sku":"9.78196E+12","price":13.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b0f4e8d0-624c-42d3-85aa-559026afb686.jpg?v=1758978130","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-outermost-house-a-year-of-life-on-the-great-beach-of-cape-cod-warbler-classics-annotated-edition-9781962572293","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}