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Book by Anderson, Chris
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A sensitive observer who mixes nature writing with personal tales, freelance essayist Anderson offers episodic reflections on life on the edge of McDonald-Dunn Forest, a 12,000-acre research forest outside Corvallis, Ore. When residents responded to a planned clear-cutting, Anderson--who had moved to the forest for silence--found himself embroiled in theories and words. Speaking to a forestry class on behalf of local homeowners, he thoughtfully catalogues what makes a landscape pleasing and discusses the importance of learning to observe and read the forest slowly and regularly. Yet his affection for his surroundings fosters ambivalence: he becomes weary of the responsibility of having to learn about and master the forest. When he ventures afar, Anderson remains interesting: in the "biosphere" of the enormous Edmonton Mall, he finds everything the frigid city lacks. Reflecting on his forest walks, he acknowledges feeling neither Thoreauvian intensity nor deep Benedictine contemplation; rather, the repetition "has the effect of meditation or liturgy." Portions of the essays were first published in magazines like Commonweal and the Georgia Review. Photos not seen by PW.
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Edge Effects: Notes from an Oregon Forest.
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Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1993 1st printing; ISBN 0877454388., 1993
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First Edition. Fine/Fine as new (jacket would like to curl at bit at top and bottom). Hardback in jacket, 185 pp. Anderson lived on the edge of the McDonald-Dunn Forest, 12,000 acres, near Corvallis; this details what happens when the OSU School of Forestry is given quality forest for research, the ripple effects of clear-cutting etc. Seller Inventory # 13721.1
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Edge Effects: Notes from an Oregon Forest (American Land and Life Series)
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Edge Effects
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A volume in the American Land and Life Series (edited by Wayne Franklin). Subtitled: Notes from an Oregon forest. Entire book is clean, square at edges, and tightly bound. Exterior has very minor bumping to edges but is generally square. Interior is very clean with clear text and a strong and flexible binding. Seller Inventory # 002497