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Wilderness Classics: What is it?
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Annette is this the one that is doing pretty well under the Romance thread?
Yes :) I suggested Mrs Mike for the Romance thread as well.
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Mrs. Mike (other topics)Our National Parks (other topics)
The Call of the Wild (other topics)
Leaves of Grass (other topics)
My First Summer in the Sierra (other topics)
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Key characteristics of a wilderness classic:
A prominent wilderness setting. The story's location is remote and undeveloped, like a forest, mountain range, or desert, and is central to the narrative.
Focus on human-nature interaction. The core theme often explores the challenges and wonders of being in a wild environment. This may feature conflict, harmony, or a transformative spiritual experience.
Timeless themes. The books explore universal ideas such as the importance of nature, the price of civilization, and the limits of human endurance.
Literary endurance. True classics have been read for decades, with later generations of readers continuing to find value in their stories and ideas.
Notable examples of Wilderness Classics
Our National Parks by John Muir
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir
Roughing It by Mark Twain
The Grand Canyon Expedition: The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons by John Wesley Powell
Travels in Alaska by John Muir
Nature and Other Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Steep Trails by John Muir
White Fang by Jack London
Canoeing in the Wilderness by Henry David Thoreau
Wilderness Days by Sigurd F Olson 1972
Walden; or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
Wilderness Essays by John Muir
Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey: Part memoir and part ecological manifesto, this book chronicles Abbey's time as a park ranger in the rugged desert landscapes of Utah. It's a key work of radical environmentalism.
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and Thereby Aldo Leopold: This collection of essays on ecology and conservation is one of the most influential books on the environment. It advocates for a "land ethic," arguing for a moral responsibility toward the natural world.
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains: One Woman's Travels Through the Rockies of Colorado and Wyoming in the 1870s
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains is a travel book by British explorer Isabella Bird, describing her 1873 trip to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the on the frontier of the United States.
That Quail, Robert a book by Margaret A. Stanger, illustrated by Cathy Baldwin. Published on August 15, 1966, it details the true story of Robert, a domesticated northern bobwhite raised by a Cape Cod family.
Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freedman set in the Canadian wilderness during the early 1900s. Katherine Mary O'Fallon Knox account, in 1907 at age 16, travels to Calgary to visit her uncle and recover from pleurisy. There she meets and marries Mike Flannigan, a sergeant with the Royal North-West Mounted Police, moving with him to isolated posts in the mountain and lake regions of British Columbia and northern Alberta.