Lynn Schooler - Walking Home (2nd Hand Hardback)
Synopsis
In the spring of 2007, hard on the heels of the worst winter in the history of Juneau, Alaska, Lynn Schooler finds himself facing the far side of middle age and exhausted by labouring to handcraft a home as his marriage slips away. Seeking solace and escape in nature, he sets out on a solo journey into the Alaskan wilderness, traveling first by small boat across the formidable Gulf of Alaska, then on foot along one of the wildest coastlines in North America.
Walking Home is filled with stunning observations of the natural world, and rife with nail-biting adventure as Schooler fords swollen rivers and eludes aggressive grizzlies. But more important, it is a story about finding wholeness - and a sense of humanity - in the wild. His is a solitary journey, but Schooler is never alone; human stories people the landscape - tales of trappers, explorers, marooned sailors, and hermits, as well as the mythology of the region's Tlingit Indians. Alone in the middle of several thousand square miles of wilderness, Schooler conjures the souls of travellers past to learn how the trials of life may be better borne with the help and community of others.
Walking Home recalls Jonathan Raban's Passage to Juneau or Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, but with a more successful outcome. With elegance and soul, Schooler creates a conversation between the human and the natural, the past and present, to investigate what it means to be a part of the flow of human history.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Non-Fiction - Animals, Wildlife & Nature
- Published : 2010 (Bloomsbury - 1st Edition, 1st Printing)
- ISBN : 9781408810286
- SKU : B002674
- PPC : SP550gm
- RRP : £17.99 (Unclipped)
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"A rich account of a man’s solo adventure into the wilderness, and what he learned about that place and himself." - Kirkus Reviews.
"Schooler . . . reclaims [Alaska's] true wilderness aesthetic in his chronicle of a solo trip along the southeast coastal region . . . He is the real deal and he proves it on every gorgeous page." - Booklist.
"A really well written and informative account of the authors journey into the wilderness. Weaving throughout the narrative are historic events that took place such as the incredible 1958 tsunami that struck the surrounding area. His encounter with an injured grizzly kept me riveted and reminded us of the unpredictability of nature and the elements." - Goodreads Review.
The Author
Lynn Schooler is an American novelist, nonfiction author, photographer, an outdoorsman, and Alaskan wilderness guide living in Juneau, Alaska. He wrote The Blue Bear, The Last Shot and Walking Home.
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