Driftwood Valley: A Woman Naturalist in the Northern Wilderness [B0593]

1999 Oregon University Press reprint of the 1946 original, with a new introduction by Wendell Berry and afterword by Rhoda M Love, in nice clean condition.

A pioneering woman naturalist recounts a magnificent story of adventure and survival in northern British Columbia. Winner of the 1948 John Burroughs Medal for excellence in nature writing, the book reveals the daily pleasures and insights sparked by living close to the wild, as well as the isolation, hardships, and struggles.

From Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "One of my favorite books. The way Theodora writes makes you feel like you are right there with her, and her story is so incredible. Told from a woman's perspective, I was excited by how much I felt like I related to her. And she definitely got me itching to go see northern Canada :)"; "Adventure on every page! Beautiful descriptions of the country. The author was a naturalist working for a museum so her job was to collect and prepare samples of small animals and birds, etc. It misses 4 stars due to some graphic animal stories, and the author's annoying 'white woman' attitude towards "these Indians" (as she referred to them), even though she was often grateful for their help and amazed at their resilience. Her husband was a trapper who had lived in the Arctic and in her eyes a studly hero. He was always fighting with "these Indians" about money. Had to roll my eyes every time. Even so, a good read for anyone who ever dreamed of living in the untouched wilderness."; "I am almost speechless with wonder at Teddy's journey. What as important life she lived. Her writing brings the reader along for the trek. It is at once daunting and incredible. I am so glad that we have had women like her go before us."; "My parents read this one aloud to us when I was small, and I have such vivid memories of picturing the frozen thermometer and of a fire sinking into the snow as a night went on."; "What a fantastic look at early 20th century naturalism, and from a woman's point of view no less. The author's personality shown through and she had me laughing out loud dozens of times. I so wish I could have met her, I'm sure the conversation would be fascinating."