Prophet of Dry Hill : Lessons from a Life in Nature

Name: Prophet of Dry Hill : Lessons from a Life in Nature
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ISBN: 9780807085684

ISBN-10: 0807085685

ISBN-13: 9780807085684

Edition: 2005

Authors: David Gessner

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David Gessner had always known of John Hay. A nature writing legend, Hay was a hero to the younger writer. But it wasn"t until Gessner returned to his childhood home on Cape Cod that he befriended the older man. At first, Gessner thought he might write Hay"s biography. But that idea gradually changed as the two talked and walked through the fifty acres surrounding Hay"s house on Dry Hill. The book that resulted is a dramatic record of what the younger man learned from his elder. The Prophet of Dry Hill is the compelling story of two men and the year they spent together. But more than a book about friendship, it"s a lyrical primer on the importance of living a life connected to the wild.…

Book details

Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 9/7/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 7.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

David Gessner is the award-winning author of several books, including Return of the Osprey and The Prophet of Dry Hill (Beacon / 8568-4 / $19.95 hc). He is editor of the literary journal Ecotone and assistant professor of creative writing at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Each summer, Gessner migrates north to Cape Cod.




On Dry Hill



A Good-Luck Gannet Day



The Use of Elders



Digging In



An Elemental Life



In Retreat



The Source



Exodus


Epilogue: The Prophet Down the Road