Long-Shadowed Forest [J0230]

1998 - Reprint of the 1963 orginial. PB Gift-worthy condition. A beloved naturalist's guide to the northern wilderness around her remote cabin. Helen Hoover is one of those rare writers who can describe the natural world warmly, intimately, and affectionately without being in the least sentimental or childish. In 1954, Helen Hoover and her husband Adrian left their careers and the big-city life of Chicago to live in a small cabin in the north woods that border Minnesota and Canada. Living without electricity, telephone, or a car, the Hoovers became part of the environment, peacefully coexisting with their wild neighbors. The Long-Shadowed Forest is the amazing record of the Hoovers' relationship with deer, mice, birds, squirrels, moose, and other creatures of the forest. First published in 1963, these stories of daily life in the woods and vivid descriptions of a fascinating variety of plants and animals delighted readers for years and have an enduring popularity.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Each chapter is devoted to a specific wildlife topic, such as the weather, water creatures, the land hunters, hibernating mammals etc. Hoover is an accurate observer and her portraits of the various creatures which surround her are engaging and endearing, but just manage to avoid anthropomorphism."; "Hoover is a close observer of natural phenomena, and I enjoyed learning more about the north woods and its inhabitants."; "Helen briefly but beautifully describes all manner of nature she comes into contact with- whether it is a lowly slime mold or her beloved deer. "