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Classic works by naturalist John Burroughs on his beloved Catskill region.
Henry James called John Burroughs (1837–1921) "a more humorous, more available, and more sociable Thoreau." Walt Whitman in turn extolled Burroughs as "a child of the woods, fields, hills-native to them in a rare sense (in a sense almost a miracle)." Throughout his many books and essays, Burroughs was never more eloquent on nature themes than when writing about his native countryside: the woods, streams, and mountains of the Catskills in New York. In the Catskills collects the very best of Burroughs's writings about his birthplace in a book that is sure to be treasured by all lovers of the region as well as lovers of the literature of nature. This new edition includes an introduction by Burroughs biographer Edward Renehan and an additional work not included in previous editions, entitled My Boyhood.
"With a new introduction by Burroughs biographer Edward Renehan, this book compiles some of Burrough's best essays on the streams and mountains of the region. The collection concludes with My Boyhood, a work not included in previous editions. The eight works, including 'Speckled Trout' and 'Phases of Farm Life,' cover a range of natural phenomena that reveal the charm and wonder of the mountains Burroughs called home." — Chronogram
New Introduction
Edward Renehan
In the Catskills
Illustrations
Introduction
I. The Snow-Walkers
II. A White Day and a Red Fox
III. Phases of Farm Life
IV. In the Hemlocks
V. Birds'-Nests
VI. The Heart of the Southern Catskills
VII. Speckled Trout
VIII. A Bed of Boughs
My Boyhood