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These thirteen eloquent and engaging essays about camping and canoeing in wild country are among Rick Bass' earliest "nature" writing. Written while he was working as a geologist in Mississippi, Wild to the Heart chronicles his journeys from the East to the West, back... Read Full Overview

On long weekends, Rick Bass drives away from Jackson, Mississippi, and the job that confines him. His excursions take him to southern rivers, southern swamps, and sometimes to conservation meetings. Through thirteen essays written in a style compared to Thoreau, Muir, and Annie... Read Full Overview

In these thirteen essays, Rick Bass is a man divided, a lover of wilderness tied to the city. On long weekends, in his Volkswagen Rabbit, he drives away from Jackson, Mississippi, and the job that confines him. His excursions which take him to southern rivers, southern swamps,... Read Full Overview