The War Against the Beavers

by Verena Andermatt Conley

Book Overview

A lifelong city dweller, Verena Andermatt Conley had long harbored romantic ideals about the natural world and dreamed of a wilderness retreat for herself and her husband, Tom. When a sizable tract of land along the Vermillion River on the edge of Minnesota's Boundary Waters - complete with two primitive log cabins - became available, they jumped at the chance to own a piece of paradise.The War against the Beavers is a wry and funny account of two...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816642184
• ISBN13: 9780816642182
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful

Conley's book is alternately hilarious and tragic, naïve and sharp, but it is always charming. A must-read for any city slicker who likes to get out of town.