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Wolf country: A wilderness pilgrimage
NY, Dutton (1975) First edition, 1st printing. Bit of foxing to top page edge, else very good hardcover. UNREAD. Clean, tight and straight. Dustjacket has a bit of shelfwear, 1/2 inch closed tear at back, else very good in archival mylar cover. Smoke and pet free premises. B348
- GenresWolvesNonfiction
147 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1975
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About the author
Ewan Clarkson
36 books3 followersClarkson was born in Workington on 23 January 1929. He was educated at Altrincham Grammar School and served in the Royal Army Medical Corps between 1947-49.
His first book was Break for Freedom, also published in the United States as Syla, the Mink (1968), telling the story of a mink escaping from a fur farm in Devon, and showing the influence of Henry Williamson's stories about Devon wildlife. Clarkson gave a particular focus to the impact of man's activities on nature, a theme he developed in subsequent works, following Break for Freedom with Halic, the Story of a Grey Seal in 1970, and a number of other novels and non-fiction wildlife books. He was an early critic of the use of pesticides and several of his works explore the negative effects on the environment of intensive farming methods.
Clarkson's books often appeared on both adults' and children's lists, and he stated that education was one of the main purposes of his writing. Clarkson also wrote several books on animals aimed specifically at younger children, as well as many magazine articles about angling: an accomplished fisherman, he was regarded as a pioneer of saltwater fly fishing techniques.
Clarkson, who lived in Newton Abbot, died on 19 April 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
His first book was Break for Freedom, also published in the United States as Syla, the Mink (1968), telling the story of a mink escaping from a fur farm in Devon, and showing the influence of Henry Williamson's stories about Devon wildlife. Clarkson gave a particular focus to the impact of man's activities on nature, a theme he developed in subsequent works, following Break for Freedom with Halic, the Story of a Grey Seal in 1970, and a number of other novels and non-fiction wildlife books. He was an early critic of the use of pesticides and several of his works explore the negative effects on the environment of intensive farming methods.
Clarkson's books often appeared on both adults' and children's lists, and he stated that education was one of the main purposes of his writing. Clarkson also wrote several books on animals aimed specifically at younger children, as well as many magazine articles about angling: an accomplished fisherman, he was regarded as a pioneer of saltwater fly fishing techniques.
Clarkson, who lived in Newton Abbot, died on 19 April 2010.
Source: Wikipedia
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June 18, 2014
I love wolves. So when I saw this book, I just had to get it! At the beginning I loved the way the author wrote, although it could get boring at times. At the beginning I held out hope that he'd soon get to the part where he'd find the wolves and somehow live with them... But it never came? He found signs they were nearby instead.
No problem, right? There was still plenty of pages left.
In the middle, my hope faded slightly. I was running out of pages and there were still no wolves.
At the end, I was very disappointed. I know, I shouldn't rate this book two stars because I didn't get what I wanted, but that isn't the only reason I rated it the way I did.
Back to the writing. At some moments I loved the way he described the settings, I could practically see it! But most of the time it was just so boring! It seemed like he simply wrote this way to fill up pages with nonsense!
Not everyone will feel this way, I'm just stating the way I felt about the book.
No problem, right? There was still plenty of pages left.
In the middle, my hope faded slightly. I was running out of pages and there were still no wolves.
At the end, I was very disappointed. I know, I shouldn't rate this book two stars because I didn't get what I wanted, but that isn't the only reason I rated it the way I did.
Back to the writing. At some moments I loved the way he described the settings, I could practically see it! But most of the time it was just so boring! It seemed like he simply wrote this way to fill up pages with nonsense!
Not everyone will feel this way, I'm just stating the way I felt about the book.
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