Her place in the woods : the life of Helen Hoover /
Her Place in the Woods is the first complete biography of Helen Hoover (1910-1984), whose beloved writings on life in the wilderness of northern Minnesota's Gunflint Lake were published in popular magazines and several bestselling books. David Hakensen shares her unlikely history of leaving a c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
[2025].
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| Summary: | Her Place in the Woods is the first complete biography of Helen Hoover (1910-1984), whose beloved writings on life in the wilderness of northern Minnesota's Gunflint Lake were published in popular magazines and several bestselling books. David Hakensen shares her unlikely history of leaving a corporate career in Chicago for a small cabin without electricity or running water, detailing the challenges she and her husband faced as they settled into the rhythms of their remote homestead. Her Place in the Woods captures both Hoover's awakening to the power and fragility of the natural world and the efforts and talents of an extraordinary woman defining herself as a writer. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 255 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781517911683 1517911680 9781517920258 1517920256 |