My Side Of The Mountain
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A young boy's audacious decision to abandon city life and survive alone in the Catskill Mountains of New York sets the stage for one of the most beloved wilderness adventure stories ever written. Sam Gribley, armed with little more than a penknife, a ball of cord, and an iron will, chronicles his remarkable journey of self-reliance — hollowing out a home in a giant hemlock tree, training a peregrine falcon he names Frightful, and forging a profound bond with the natural world that sustains him through every season. Jean George writes with the precision of a naturalist and the warmth of a masterful storyteller, weaving authentic survival techniques and ecological detail into a narrative that pulses with wonder and quiet courage. My Side of the Mountain stands as a landmark of children's literature, arguing powerfully for humanity's deep, instinctual connection to the wild — and leaving the reader to wonder whether Sam's breathtaking solitude is truly an escape, or the truest kind of freedom.
Author: Jean George
Format: Paperback
Genre: Childrens fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A young boy's audacious decision to abandon city life and survive alone in the Catskill Mountains of New York sets the stage for one of the most beloved wilderness adventure stories ever written. Sam Gribley, armed with little more than a penknife, a ball of cord, and an iron will, chronicles his remarkable journey of self-reliance — hollowing out a home in a giant hemlock tree, training a peregrine falcon he names Frightful, and forging a profound bond with the natural world that sustains him through every season. Jean George writes with the precision of a naturalist and the warmth of a masterful storyteller, weaving authentic survival techniques and ecological detail into a narrative that pulses with wonder and quiet courage. My Side of the Mountain stands as a landmark of children's literature, arguing powerfully for humanity's deep, instinctual connection to the wild — and leaving the reader to wonder whether Sam's breathtaking solitude is truly an escape, or the truest kind of freedom.