{"product_id":"the-maine-woods-henry-david-thoreau-9780300122831","title":"The Maine Woods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Maine Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, Thoreau's best-known book after \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e, is now available for the first time in a lavishly produced, fully annotated gift-book edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"On the 31st of August, 1846, I left Concord in Massachusetts for Bangor and the backwoods of Maine\"--thus begins \u003ci\u003eThe Maine Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, the evocative story of Thoreau's journeys through a familiar yet untouched land.\u003cp\u003eAs he explores Mt. Katahdin (an Indian word meaning \"highest land\"), Lake Chesuncook, the Allagash River, and the East Branch of the Penobscot, Thoreau muses on his own vulnerability and the humility engendered by his solitude in the wilderness. Throughout Thoreau invokes the forest of Maine--the mountains, waterways, fauna, flora, and the people--in his singular style. Echoing \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e, Thoreau's passionate outcry against the degradation of the environment in \u003ci\u003eThe Maine Woods\u003c\/i\u003e will resonate strongly today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fully annotated gift edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Maine Woods\u003c\/i\u003e makes a wonderful companion volume to \u003ci\u003eWalden: A Fully Annotated Edition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry David Thoreau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300122837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300122831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 7.84w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010","brand":"Henry David Thoreau","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48930232729855,"sku":"9780300122831","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-maine-woods-henry-david-thoreau-9780300122831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}