Published after his death in 1921, these essays were written in the hay-barn study on the old family farm in the Catskills and at Riverby on the Hudson during the last two years of Burroughs’s life. He watches chipmunks and birds, reflects on nature, the seasons and old age, and imagines a cleaner future powered by water, wind and sunshine rather than coal and oil.
A gentle farewell from one of America’s great nature writers, for readers of Thoreau and the outdoor essay. Download the free EPUB.