Items related to Seeds: One Man's Serendipitous Journey to Find...

Seeds: One Man's Serendipitous Journey to Find the Trees That Inspired Famous American Writers from Faulkner to Kerouac, Welty to Wharton (P.S.) - Softcover

 
9780061861680: Seeds: One Man's Serendipitous Journey to Find the Trees That Inspired Famous American Writers from Faulkner to Kerouac, Welty to Wharton (P.S.)
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 

From the wooded road made of golden hemlock running past L. Frank Baum's childhood home to the lonely stump of Scout's oak in Harper Lee's Alabama, author Richard Horan gathers tree seeds—and stories—from the homes of America's most treasured authors. At once a heartfelt paean to literature and a wise, funny, and uplifting account of one man's reconnection with nature, Seeds celebrates Horan's triumphs and calamities on his quest to link trees with great writers—a delightfully original meditation on the nature of inspiration and a one-of-a-kind adventure into literature.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

Richard Horan is a novelist, English teacher, and book reviewer for several national publications. His novel Goose Music was a finalist for the Great Lakes Fiction Award and won the ForeWord Book of the Year Bronze Medal. He is also the author of Seeds: One Man's Serendipitous Journey to Find the Trees That Inspired Famous American Writers from Faulkner to Kerouac, Welty to Wharton. He lives in Oswego, New York.

Review:
“What an invigorating way to be reminded of the depth of America’s literary and natural heritage!” (Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet)

“Horan goes to find the trees, and we have the good luck to accompany him. The pleasures of travel, literature, and history are all richly present in this rare and engaging book. Horan comes to us as a friend, not a teacher, and wins our hearts.” (William Bryan Logan, author of Oak: The Frame of Civilization)

Seeds is more than a book: this sashay across literary America plants a literal sacred grove. Horan sees the cloud floating inside every work of literature. He helps redeem every tree that ever died for our solace and delight.” (David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and The River Why)

Seeds reads like a talk between John Muir and Bill Bryson. Horan takes an unlikely premise and takes a journey that’s poignant, insightful and unexpectedly humorous. More than a book about seeds―it’s about literary heroes, forensic forestry and self-discovery.” (Spike Carlsen, author of A Splintered History of Wood)

“In Seeds, Horan pays homage to famous American writers and the trees of their youth. Horan is a terrific writer, and very funny at times!” (Amy Goldman, naturalist and author of 3 books on heirloom seeds)

“Once in a decade a book as good as Seeds appears to astonish and delight us. Some of his tales are full of interesting lore, others are touching, more than a few are funny as hell.” (Thomas Powers)

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherHarper Perennial
  • Publication date2011
  • ISBN 10 0061861685
  • ISBN 13 9780061861680
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages384
  • Rating

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Seller Image

Horan, Richard
Published by Harper Perennial (2011)
ISBN 10: 0061861685 ISBN 13: 9780061861680
New Softcover Quantity: 5
Seller:
GreatBookPrices
(Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 11624020-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 10.76
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Horan, Richard
Published by Harper Perennial 4/19/2011 (2011)
ISBN 10: 0061861685 ISBN 13: 9780061861680
New Paperback or Softback Quantity: 5
Seller:
BargainBookStores
(Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Seeds: One Man's Serendipitous Journey to Find the Trees That Inspired Famous American Writers from Faulkner to Kerouac, Welt. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780061861680

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 13.41
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Horan, Richard
Published by Harper Perennial (2011)
ISBN 10: 0061861685 ISBN 13: 9780061861680
New Soft Cover Quantity: 5
Seller:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780061861680

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 14.27
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Horan, Richard
Published by Harper Perennial (2011)
ISBN 10: 0061861685 ISBN 13: 9780061861680
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Lakeside Books
(Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9780061861680

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 10.75
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Horan, Richard
Published by Harper Perennial (2011)
ISBN 10: 0061861685 ISBN 13: 9780061861680
New Paperback Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Save With Sam
(North Miami, FL, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New!. Seller Inventory # 0061861685

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 15.94
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Horan, Richard
Published by Harper Perennial (2011)
ISBN 10: 0061861685 ISBN 13: 9780061861680
New Softcover Quantity: 19
Seller:
Lucky's Textbooks
(Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2215580005069

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 12.36
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Richard Horan
Published by Harper Perennial, New York (2011)
ISBN 10: 0061861685 ISBN 13: 9780061861680
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Grand Eagle Retail
(Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Seeds reads like the best of a roundtable discussion amongst John Muir, Bill Bryson, and David Sedaris. From the fields of Gettysburg to the home of Kerouac, Horan takes an unlikely premise and weaves it into a story that's poignant, insightful and unexpectedly humorous. This is more than a book about seeds-it's about literary heroes, forensic forestry, and self-discovery." -Spike Carlsen, author of A Splintered History of Wood The Orchid Thief meets Botany of Desire meets Driving Einstein's Brain in Richard Horan's Seeds, the chronicle of one man's quest to understand the influence and impact of trees in American life and literature-and his mission to collect seeds from the homes of Kerouac, Welty, Wharton, Kesey and twenty other authors, to preserve the literary legacy of American forests for generations to come. A memoir of Richard Horan's reconnection with nature. It presents his quest to gather seeds from trees at the homes of America's most beloved authors. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780061861680

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 17.63
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Richard Horan
Published by HarperCollins (2011)
ISBN 10: 0061861685 ISBN 13: 9780061861680
New PAP Quantity: > 20
Print on Demand
Seller:
PBShop.store US
(Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.)

Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # L0-9780061861680

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 20.14
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Horan, Richard
Published by Harper Perennial (2011)
ISBN 10: 0061861685 ISBN 13: 9780061861680
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Ebooksweb
(Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ00GGJN_ns

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 20.55
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Richard Horan
Published by HarperCollins (2011)
ISBN 10: 0061861685 ISBN 13: 9780061861680
New PAP Quantity: 15
Seller:
PBShop.store US
(Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.)

Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # IB-9780061861680

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 20.67
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book