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Wilderness
Rockwell Kent
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Description for Wilderness
Paperback. A new paperback edition of Kent's first book, often referred to as "Alaska's Walden." Num Pages: 237 pages, 102 drawings. 5 photos. End-paper map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
In August 1918 Rockwell Kent and his 9-year-old son settled into a primitive cabin on an island near Seward, Alaska. Kent, who during the next three decades became America's premier graphic artist, printmaker, and illustrator, was seeking time, peace, and solitude to work on his art and strengthen ties with his son. This reissue of the journal chronicling their 7-month odyssey describes what Kent called "an adventure of the spirit." He soon discovers how deeply he is "stirred by simple happenings in a quiet world" as man and boy face both the mundane and the magnificent: satisfaction in simple chores ... Read more
In August 1918 Rockwell Kent and his 9-year-old son settled into a primitive cabin on an island near Seward, Alaska. Kent, who during the next three decades became America's premier graphic artist, printmaker, and illustrator, was seeking time, peace, and solitude to work on his art and strengthen ties with his son. This reissue of the journal chronicling their 7-month odyssey describes what Kent called "an adventure of the spirit." He soon discovers how deeply he is "stirred by simple happenings in a quiet world" as man and boy face both the mundane and the magnificent: satisfaction in simple chores ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
Number of Pages
237
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780819552938
SKU
V9780819552938
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