A hunter and writer explores the meaning of his "belief in the rights of wild places". "These tales and essays about one man's explorations of the natural world . . . are as fresh as spring, and equally intoxicating".--Michael Pollan, author of Second Nature.
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A hunter and writer explores the meaning of his "belief in the rights of wild places". "These tales and essays about one man's explorations of the natural world . . . are as fresh as spring, and equally intoxicating".--Michael Pollan, author of Second Nature.
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Used book in very good and clean conditions. Minor cosmetic defects may be present. Pages and cover intact. May include library marks notes marks and highlighting. Fast Shipping.
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Good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. Could have library markings. Ships promptly!
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Like New. Size: 5x0x8; A thoughtful meditation on the central paradox of 20th-century hunting: stalking and killing wild animals can bring one closer to a mostly forgotten elemental earth. Emerson described the hunter as "commanded in nature by the living power which he feels to be there present." The autobiographical essays in this elegiac collection convey that sense of living power, for Sydney Lea goes far beyond colorful accounts of tramping through Vermont woods following a gun dog's bell or a buck's trail. Hunting the Whole Way Home is a search for a personal philosophy or, as Robert Frost put it, a union of avocation and vocation. Lea explores the connections between his love for nature and his passion for writing. As Lea describes a world of grouse and Canada geese and trout and deer, he defends the hunt as primal and rejuvinative. His rationale for hunting is simple: "When I say I love the wild animals in a given ecosystem, I begin by acknowledging the plain fact that each must stand in relation to the others as predator or prey." That understanding, Lea says, emphasizes the otherness of wild animals and inspires true respect. Lea perceives a bond with those who share that respect: the generations of people who have hunted and loved nature as he does. The natural world gives him a clear view of the relation of child to parent and parent to child, of past to present, and the fragility of life. Pain awareness of that fragility colors his newest book and guides his ongoing struggle to make sense of a life for himself, and perhaps for others.
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Front illus dj. VG PB. A search for a personal philosophy, a union of avocation and vocation. One man's exploration of the natural world. Author Lea writes a spirited defense of responsible hunting, an elegant appreciation of nature and an investigation into the ways in which our passions interact to forge identity. He explores the connections between his love of nature and his passion for writing in Hunting the Whole Way Home. He defends equally animal rights and the NRA. "When I say I love the wild animals in a given ecosystem, I begin by acknowledging the plain fact that each must stand in relation to the others as predator or prey. It emphaizes the otherness of wild animals and inspires true respect. Contains publisher's press releases about the softcover edition too 5615A.
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Front illus dj. VG Hardback in VG DJ. A search for a personal philosophy, a union of avocation and vocation. One man's exploration of the natural world. Author Lea writes a spirited defense of responsible hunting, an elegant appreciation of nature and an investigation into the ways in which our passions interact to forge identity. He explores the connections between his love of nature and his passion for writing in Hunting the Whole Way Home. He defends equally animal rights and the NRA. "When I say I love the wild animals in a given ecosystem, I begin by acknowledging the plain fact that each must stand in relation to the others as predator or prey. It emphaizes the otherness of wild animals and inspires true respect. Contains publisher's press releases about the softcover edition too 5615A.
