A Countryman's Woods

by Hal Borland

A collection of eighty-seven natural history essays focuses on the trees and commonly found shrubs of the North American woodland, accompanied by full-color photographs

Genres: Nature

184 pages, Hardcover

First published October 12, 1983

About the author

Harold Glen Borland was a nature journalist. During World War II he wrote radio programs for the government and served as special magazine correspondent. He had written several documentary movies, two volumes of poetry, a volume of essays, has collaborated on a play, and has contributed many non-fiction articles, short stories and novelettes to leading magazines here and abroad.

Mr. Borland was graduated from the Columbia School of Journalism. He also attended the University of Colorado and received a Litt.D. from there in 1944.