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published
March 1st 2000
by Graywolf Press
binding
Paperback, 182 pages
isbn
155597306X
(isbn13: 9781555973063)
description
In this wilderness classic, the quintessential Alaskan frontiersman relates his experiences from over twenty years as a homesteader. As New York Newsd...more
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One of Alaska's greatest living poets - perhaps one of America's, too.. John Haines uses simple words to convey the most complex ideas. He captures the essence of what it's like to live in the Interior of Alaska - from the first snow of the fall to the first melt of the spring. You can feel the heartbeat of the land in his words, and you'll see what he saw as he penned them. Simply brilliant.
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Read in October, 2008
Haines shares his experiences of life in a remote Alaskan community in evocative, clear, deliberate prose -- writing so good that it's almost a physical experience to read it. A remarkable, stunning work. (Mary -- is this in your library?)
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This was quite interesting to me, living in a modern society to see someone living literally "off the land" and doing it in such peace and serenity. It painted such vivid pictures in my mind as I read...great writing!
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Read in January, 2004
recommends it for:
those with a far-off look in their eyes...or whomever
A memoir, sort of, less prose than poetry. Maybe the solitude of 25 years in an Alaskan trapper's cabin allows for those lines to blur. Landscapes, seasons, sights and sounds of inner and outer worlds.
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Do you want to know what it's like to live in wild alaska without actually doing it? Read this book, Haines takes you there.
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