{"product_id":"calling-wild-places-home-a-memoir-in-essays-paperback","title":"Calling Wild Places Home: A Memoir in Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Waterman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoignant and vulnerable essays that weave together seemingly disparate themes of wild places and mountain stewardship, books and reading, and building a new life after loss.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is some of the finest writing in Laura Waterman's long and distinguished career. Anyone who values the history of conservation, or the gnarled wilds of the Northeast, or the complexities of the human spirit will find nourishment in these pages.\" - Bill McKibben, author of \u003ci\u003eWandering Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this new book, Laura Waterman tells the full story of her unique life. It began on the campus of a boy's school and took her to mountains, growing her own food, and writing. In these pages, readers find what it's like to grow up the daughter of the scholar who put the dashes back into Emily Dickinson's poetry; how Waterman coped with that brilliant father's alcoholism; her development as a groundbreaking climber; and her homesteading life for almost three decades. In these pages she reveals how she kept her strong sense of self while living with a dynamic, lovable, and often challenging man, her late husband, Guy Waterman. She examines closely her role in his suicide on Mount Lafayette in 2000.\" - Christine Woodside, editor of \u003ci\u003eAppalachia\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eLibertarians on the Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the Making of the Little House Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Waterman \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eLosing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStarvation Shore: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e. With her husband, Guy Waterman, she maintained the Franconia Ridge in the White Mountains of New Hampshire for almost two decades and was awarded the American Alpine Club's 2012 David R. Brower Award for outstanding service in mountain conservation. Together, she and Guy wrote numerous articles and books on the outdoors, including \u003ci\u003eThe Green Guide to Low-Impact Hiking and Camping\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYankee Rock \u0026amp; Ice: A History of Climbing in the Northeastern United States\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Fine Kind of Madness: Mountain Adventures Tall and True\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2019, SUNY Press published the thirtieth-anniversary edition of their book \u003ci\u003eForest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Blazing, and Adventure in the Northeast Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e. Laura lives in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48413629939960,"sku":"9781438496245","price":38.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/2XFO7FFx059781438496245.webp?v=1782914029","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/calling-wild-places-home-a-memoir-in-essays-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}