Wild Apples (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781169198364)

Wild Apples is a collection of essays by Henry David Thoreau, originally published in 1862. The book explores Thoreau's fascination with the wild apple, a fruit that he believed held a special place in American culture and history. Through his observations of the apple's growth, cultivation, and uses, Thoreau reflects on topics such as the relationship between humans and nature, the importance of preserving traditional practices, and the role of the individual in society. The essays are written in Thoreau's characteristic style, blending scientific observation with poetic reflection and a deep appreciation for the natural world. Wild Apples is a timeless work that continues to inspire readers to connect with nature and explore the beauty and wonder of the world around them.So much for the more civilized apple-trees (urbaniores, as Pliny calls them). I love better to go through the old orchards of ungrafted apple-trees, at whatever season of the year, --so irregularly planted: sometimes two trees standing close together; and the rows so devious that you would think that they not only had grown while the owner was sleeping, but had been set out by him in a somnambulic state. The rows of grafted fruit will never tempt me to wander amid them like these. But I now, alas, speak rather from memory than from any recent experience, such ravages have been made!This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work

Author: Henry David Thoreau
ISBN-10: 1169198368
ISBN-13: 9781169198364
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.01h x 10.00w x 0.25d