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Synopsis
This is an eagerly awaited new edition of a classic book that offers memories, myths, and meanings of the largest contiguous piece of wild area in Michigan's ""Lower Peninsula"". The Pigeon River Country is a remote and beautiful forest in Northern Michigan. Ecologically distinct from most of the United States, the Pigeon River Country has a unique and storied past. Dale Clarke Franz has collected personal accounts from various people who have called the Pigeon River Country their home - including loggers, conservationists, mill workers, campers, and even Ernest Hemingway, who said he loved the forest ""better than anything in the world."" There are also comprehensive discussions of the area's flora and fauna, guides to the trails and camping sites, and a photo section showcasing the evolving face of this hidden national treasure. This updated edition examines why the outdoors attracts us. It considers life beyond the boundaries of this Michigan forest, yet is steeped in the specifics of a place that lives mostly on its own terms instead of ours.
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About the Author
Dale Clarke Franz lived in northern Michigan for 22 years. He has been a newspaper editor, book-store manager, U.S. Navy officer, college instructor, and portrait photographer. He administered the Otsego County planning and zoning department encompassing more than 500 square miles. More recently, he has been a writer for the Ann Arbor Observer.
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The Pigeon River County: A Michigan Forest
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Pigeon River County Association, Gaylord ,Michigan, 1985
ISBN 10: 0961585102
ISBN 13: 9780961585105
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Seller: Friends of the Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, ME, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Stated First Edition. Limited Edition. The book is bound in fine white cloth with title and author stamped in bright gilt on the front cover and spine. Spine leans slightly askew. Pages are clean, smooth and unmarked. The binding is tight. This is number 65 of a limited number of 300 copies. A publisher's card with signatures of all six contributors and the author and the limitation number is loosely laid in. Th DJ is in very good condition with small tears on the top and bottom edge of the back panel, top edge of front panel and head of spine panel. It is unclipped with no original price indicated. Illustrated with 8 pages of photographs in black and white plus line drawings, maps and charts in black and white. Please see all images. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1749070564618
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THE PIGEON RIVER COUNTRY: A Michigan Forest
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Gaylord MI. 1985. Dale Clarke Franz, 1985
ISBN 10: 0961585102
ISBN 13: 9780961585105
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Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
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white gilt lettered cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition so stated . first printing (NAP). Limited numbered edition of 300 copies, number 208 in ink on copyright page, accompanied by stiff card stock insert SIGNED by the author and all six contributors with matching limited edition statement & number 208. endpaper maps. xii+295p. b&w illustrations & photographs. notes. history of michigan. american history. memoirs. ~ Most people in Michigan live at least 100 miles south of the Pigeon River Country, a remote and beautiful forest which is ecologically different from most of the United States. This book explores what has made the forest so special to so many people, particularly those who tried to protect the Pigeon River Country from oil and gas development. The Pigeon River Country presents personal accounts of early days in the forest, including the hilarious adventures in a 1908 logging camp on the Pigeon River told by the man who got up first and went to bed last. There is a chapter on Ernest Hemingway, who camped in the Pigeon River Country and said he loved it "better than anything in the world." There are incredible photographs, the dramatic story of a 1984 incident at a dam, chapters on flora and fauna, and people speaking from the heart about woods and rivers. It's a book to curl up with when you can't be outside. Seller Inventory # 10021803
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The Pigeon River Country: A Michigan Forest (signed and limited)
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Pigeon River Country Assn, Gaylord, MI, 1985
ISBN 10: 0961585102
ISBN 13: 9780961585105
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Seller: Andrew's Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed, limited hardcover in plain white boards has minor shelf-wear, tight, bright, and unmarked. Slate blue illustrated jacket in new mylar cover has shallow chip to top spine, slight edgewear to top edge, somewhat discolored spine. Number 61 of 300 copies, with pasted-in additional title page signed legibly by author and the six contributors. It appears the gluing process left slight waviness to the top third of pages 1-10. Gift inscription on contributors page. Seller Inventory # 010990