Dezeen Book of Interviews by Marcus Fairs

Dezeen Book of Interviews by Marcus Fairs

For readers of Cabin Porn and Your Cabin in the Woods, this illustrated collection of odes to the outdoors is the perfect escape into nature.
Forest Life collects George Washington Sears' timeless writing about the joys of exploring the wilderness, edited for a modern audience. In text both practical and inspirational, Sears' provides enduring wisdom about trips into the woods and lakes, including equipment, campfires, fishing, camp cooking, traveling light, and canoes.

The original forest bather, Sears wanted others to enjoy the woods as he did. He published Woodcraft in 1884 to help prepare skillful, self-reliant woodsman and to extol the restorative power of nature. In addition to Woodcraft, Forest Life contains many of his articles from Forest and Stream, as well as his nature poetry.

Sears is especially eloquent about canoeing, which he helped popularize with published tales of his adventures. In 1883, when he was 61 years old and suffering from tuberculosis, he used a 9-foot, 10-1/2 pound canoe to travel 266 miles through the Adirondacks, writing, The easy, gentle rocking of the canoe was the best incentive to drowsiness I ever found, and by night or day was nearly certain to send me into dreamland.

This edition features period etchings of scenes, people, flora, and fauna of the Adirondacks, and is the ideal gift book for the outdoor enthusiast.

Marcus Fairs is the editor of the online design magazine Dezeen and the former founding editor of the British architecture and design magazine icon. He has written about architecture and design for many publications, including Blueprint, The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, and Condü¾Ž–”¼ Nast Traveler. A regular guest on national media, he
lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9780992847401
ISBN 10	0992847400
Title	Dezeen Book of Interviews
Author	Marcus Fairs
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dezeen Limited
Year published	2014-05-01
Number of pages	208
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.