| North Country Reflections:: On Life and Living in the Foothills and the Valleys Contributor(s): Burdick, Neal (Editor), Kenny, Maurice (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1626191158 ISBN-13: 9781626191150 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) |
| Dewey: 974.7 |
| LCCN: 2013019203 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: New York's North Country can be hard to define: the region has solid boundaries on three sides but not on the south, where it mingles with the Adirondack Mountains. The spare and isolated landscape experiences long and harsh winters tempered with bucolic scenery. Small-town life and farming--both traditional and innovative--have found a haven and even thrive. The region plays host to determined, community-oriented people who have traded the financial lure of big cities for the satisfaction of barn raisings, outdoor hockey, quiet hikes and old-fashioned diners. In this collection, residents of the region probe their own lives and experiences with the land in a corner of America that is both demanding and rewarding. Discover their exciting, uplifting and poignant tales. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burdick, Neal: - Neal Burdick has been a writer, editor and writing instructor since 1977. He has published essays, reviews, interviews, feature articles, poems and a short story; almost all of the pieces have focused on the Adirondacks. He is a member of Traditional Arts in Upstate New York and the Adirondack Mountain Club. Maurice Kenny has been a writer and teacher all of his life. A National Book Award winner and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, he is the author of Tekonwatonti: Molly Brant: Poems of War; Backward to Forward; the poetry collection Is Summer This Bear; and many historical and literary essays. |