{"product_id":"canoeing-in-the-wilderness","title":"Canoeing in the Wilderness","description":"Essayist, poet, and philosopher Henry David Thoreau (1817-62) ranks among America's foremost nature writers. The Concord, Massachusetts, native spent most of his life observing the natural world of New England. His thoughts on leading a simple, independent life remain a foundation of modern environmentalism, as captured in \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e, his best-known work\u003ci\u003e. Canoeing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e in the Wilderness, \u003c\/i\u003ethe 1857 diary of a two-week sojourn in Maine, chronicles the author's travels with a friend and a Native American guide. \u003cbr\u003e In the mid-nineteenth century, the Maine woodlands were still in pristine condition, inhabited by a handful of Native Americans, pioneer farmers, the occasional lumberjack, and a rich and diverse wildlife population. Thoreau's poetic yet realistic observations of the landscape are accompanied by his accounts of day-to-day events. From camping by the waterside and waking to birdsong to enduring mosquitoes and cloudbursts, he writes with grace and clarity that bring the American wilderness to vivid life.","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46609506074793,"sku":"PHBK-9780486840086","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/content_f3556ea8-219a-4c59-ad6e-0e9c8cb5e3be.jpg?v=1764703618","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/canoeing-in-the-wilderness","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}