The Last Wild Road is a raucous, gripping, sometimes terrifying,
often hilarious, and deeply meditative journey through the heart of
the outdoors in the modern world. Collected from more than 20 years
of hunting and fishing cover stories, columns, and adventure tales
written by T. Edward Nickens for Field & Stream, this book is a
road trip that takes in a huge sweep of the North American
landscape—blackwater rivers in the wilds of eastern North
Carolina, deserts and prairies of the American West, remote tundra
of northern Canada, and the wildest rivers of Alaska. Along every
rutted road and rough trail, with a rod, gun, and pen, Nickens
meets unforgettable characters—old French-speaking Cajuns at
Louisiana squirrel camps, a one-armed fly-tyer in the ancient
Appalachians, Pennsylvania brothers who lost their father in a
hunting accident decades ago and return to the scene for a
powerful, poignant encounter with history. He explores remote
wilderness waters to chase trout and ducks, but finds rich meaning,
too, in the familiar and close-to-home: fishing with his children,
plumbing the forests of local farms, and butchering deer in his
basement as a thanksgiving for the gifts of the outdoors. When it
comes to hunting and fishing, writing often falls into the
categories of where-to-go, the how-do-it, and the-what-to-bring.
This book embarks on the question of “why.” Why does the
pursuit of game and fish, and the travel to the wild places where
they thrive, bring meaning and clarity to living in the modern
world? Why do we laugh more, and live more deeply, far from the
sidewalk? If you’ve ever felt that way, you’ll find yourself in
The Last Wild Road.
General
| Imprint: |
The Lyons Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
July 2023 |
| Authors: |
T. Edward Nickens
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 144 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
288 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4930-7194-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-4930-7194-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781493071944 |
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