There's a Porcupine in My Outhouse: The Vermont Misadventures of a Mountain Man Wannabe
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- Synopsis
- NATURE BOOK OF THE YEARSequel to the author&’s new book, The Waters Between Us (Lyons, March, 2021), about growing up loving the woods and fields and streams of his native Massachusetts and wanting since boyhood to live like a mountain man in the woods. Having acquired a forest cabin in the course of the first book, There&’s a Porcupine in my Outhouse details his further adventures hunting and fishing far from other humans. PRAISE FOR THERE&’S A PORCUPINE IN MY OUTHOUSE&“This is the way natural history should be taught—by a good storyteller with a sense of humor.&” —Audubon Magazine&“Tougias recounts his experiences with candor and humor. He blends the adventures of Lewis and Clark with the vision of John Muir.&” —Cape Cod Times&“A very funny memoir. Tougias learned from his cabin experience and today he is one of New England&’s leading nature writers.&” —Book Views&“This is an honest book that asks us to admit our ignorance of much of the natural process and our fears of all those unknown things that &‘go bump in the night&’ when we visit friends in the country. Tougias tempers each small disaster with good humor and a growing love for a world that he at first finds completely foreign, but which he ultimately realizes he cannot part with.&” —Bill Eddy, author of The Other Side of the WorldHere are Michael Tougias&’ adventures at a tiny A-frame cabin in Northern Vermont where he learns that nature has a way of becoming our instructor. This funny, honest, and personal account is the perfect book for anyone who loves the outdoors and loves to laugh.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 176 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781493063666
- Publisher:
- Globe Pequot Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 10/04/25
- Copyrighted By:
- and
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sports
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.