For readers ofCabin PornandYour Cabin in the Woods, this illustrated collection of odes to the outdoors is the perfect escape into nature.
Forest Lifecollects George Washington Sears' timeless writing about the joys of exploring the wilderness, edited for a modern audience. In text both practical and inspirational, Sears' provides enduring wisdom about trips into the woods and lakes, including equipment, campfires, fishing, camp cooking, traveling light, and canoes.
The original forest bather, Sears wanted others to enjoy the woods as he did. He publishedWoodcraftin 1884 to help prepare skillful, self-reliant woodsman and to extol the restorative power of nature. In addition toWoodcraft,Forest Lifecontains many of his articles fromForest and Stream,as well as his nature poetry.
Sears is especially eloquent about canoeing, which he helped popularize with published tales of his adventures. In 1883, when he was 61 years old and suffering from tuberculosis, he used a 9-foot, 10-1/2 pound canoe to travel 266 miles through the Adirondacks, writing, The easy, gentle rocking of the canoe was the best incentive to drowsiness I ever found, and by night or day was nearly certain to send me into dreamland.
This edition features period etchings of scenes, people, flora, and fauna of the Adirondacks, and is the ideal gift book for the outdoor enthusiast.
Born in 1821, George Washington Sears is renowned for his writing for
Forest and Streammagazine, as well as publishing the classic camping guide
Woodcraftin 1884 and his poetry collection
Forest Runesin 1887. Writing under the pen name Nessmuk, he helped popularize canoeing, camping, and wilderness conservation, notably in the Adirondacks. He worked with pioneering boat builder J. Henry Rushton to create one of the ló¾
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