{"product_id":"in-the-catskills-and-my-boyhood-9781438485706","title":"In the Catskills and My Boyhood","description":"Henry James called John Burroughs (1837-1921) \"a more humorous, more available, and more sociable Thoreau.\" Walt Whitman in turn extolled Burroughs as \"a child of the woods, fields, hills--native to them in a rare sense (in a sense almost a miracle).\" Throughout his many books and essays, Burroughs was never more eloquent on nature themes than when writing about his native countryside: the woods, streams, and mountains of the Catskills in New York. \u003ci\u003eIn the Catskills\u003c\/i\u003e collects the very best of Burroughs's writings about his birthplace in a book that is sure to be treasured by all lovers of the region as well as lovers of the literature of nature. This new edition includes an introduction by Burroughs biographer Edward Renehan and an additional work not included in previous editions, entitled \u003ci\u003eMy Boyhood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e was a well-known naturalist and prolific writer on his native Catskills. \u003cb\u003eEdward Renehan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eJohn Burroughs: An American Naturalist\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Wickford, Rhode Island.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50864216998162,"sku":"9781438485706","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_209dcd84-4d0f-4268-b21c-ccf1638fcf8e.jpg?v=1737652496","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-catskills-and-my-boyhood-9781438485706","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}