Alone in the Wilderness

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

469 kr

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This is the story of a man who achieved what thousands only dream of. He abandoned the pressures of life in noisy, overcrowded cities and exchanged them for self-sufficiency, solitude and a new purpose.After finding a remote plot of land among trees, rocks and cliffs along the coastline in British Columbia, he moved in with boat, typewriter and tent to start a new life. Come on this journey with him as he built his log cabin, learned to live off the sea, adjusted to the hardest taskmaster of all - nature - fought loneliness and became inevitably drawn to a greater spiritual understanding of his remote environment.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2001-07-25
Mått170 x 235 x 10 mm
Vikt379 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor167
FörlagPorto Press Ltd
ISBN9781870325141

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`...A compelling story... Wonderfully written, it is as entertaining as any novel’. Yorkshire Post -------------------- `...a fascinating story of self-sufficiency and a personal search for purpose in the majestic wilds of British Columbia’. Writers’ News -------------------- `Tomkies is to be congratulated on a splendid book. His feelings for people, animals, wilderness are expressed honestly and beautifully. His descriptions of nature are sensitive as well as accurate... I enjoyed it thoroughly...’ Dr. Victor H. Cahalane, distinguished zoologist and former Deputy Director, New York State Museum -------------------- `Considerable charm and interest ... absorbing record of wilderness adventure’. Publisher’s Weekly, USA -------------------- `...accomplishments compel admiration ... the life it portrays, the nerve and daring it reveals, can only inspire in most of us ... feelings of respect and envy’. Natural History Museum, New York