Adirondack: Life and Wildlife in the Wild, Wild East (Excelsior Editions)

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Probes deeply into Adirondack Mountain lives, both human and in a different way, bringing the area to vivid and colorful life.

Born just north of New York City, Edward Kanze traveled as far as the wilds of Australia and New Zealand, working as a naturalist, park ranger, and nature creator, before in spite of everything settling in New York’s Adirondacks for the riskiest of all life’s adventures: marriage and children. Adirondack tells the story of how he and his wife, Debbie, bought a tumbledown house, rescued it from ruin, started a family, and planted themselves deep in Adirondack soil. Along the way, he brings the unique history of this area to life by sharing stories of his ancestors, who have lived there for generations, and by offering captivating descriptions of the world around him. A keen observer, Kanze will charm readers with his tales of bears, birds, and fluorescent mice.

“…a combination of memoir and natural history served up with enthusiasm, wry humor, and a touch of awe … Adirondack is an enjoyable read … In his thoughtful writing, Kanze reminds us to all the time cherish the complicated natural world that used to be here long before the first settlers cut trails and roads into the Adirondack mountains.” — Adirondack Explorer

“Mr. Kanze’s way of circling back on himself, wondering if he is crazy to check out to live in this place in this way, is oddly reassuring … We root for the Kanzes when freezing trees crack like rifle shots all night long, when hard frosts in July and August turn their carefully tended tomato plants to sad mush. We wonder how and why they do it, whilst we wonder why we do what we do and live where we are living. And we are comforted, knowing such brave and capable people wonder too.” — Wall Street Journal

“Beautifully written and utterly engaging—I savored every incident, every well-wrought sentence.” — Philip G. Terrie, creator of Contested Terrain, Second Edition: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks

“Adirondack is an absolute delight. If we were all living like the Kanzes, connected to our extended families, the fellow beings we share the biosphere with, the world would be a much healthier and better place.” — Alex Shoumatoff, contributing editor, Vanity Fair

“It is a heartfelt and meticulously researched journal of a man returning to and immersing himself in his home in the Adirondack Park. Connecting with history, natural history, and a community of people, Kanze places the conflicting nature philosophies of John Muir and John Burroughs into context in a relevant and poignant way.” — Bernd Heinrich, creator of The Homing Instinct: Meaning and Mystery in Animal Migration

“The book reads almost like a conversation with a friend, a good-hearted, compassionate, maybe a little old-fashioned, wise, and wonderful friend.” — Mary A. Hood, creator of Walking Seasonal Roads

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