Author:
Eastman, Iain, author.
Imprint[Place of publication not identified] : East Branch Book Ranch, [2020]
Imprint2020
Descriptionx, 156 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
Note:Introduction -- Zebco -- Tradition -- Pay (selective) attention -- Live and unplugged -- A first time for everything -- Getting sappy -- Social distance and the American sportsman -- Does the Pope wear a funny hat? -- The difficulty of living simply -- Intermission -- Hunting "entertainment" -- What would John James Audubon do? -- "Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing?" -- Rock and roll ain't noise pollution -- Hillbilly rites of passage -- Year in review -- How to cook a dead animal -- A love letter to my wife -- Trail mix -- Pressing matters -- Intermission II -- Cranial capacity -- Collector's edition -- Reflection -- Rural outfitters -- Placing blame -- Son number one -- Getting dirty -- Oh, Canada -- Close calls -- Christmas.
Note:"In Campsight, Iain Eastman, a cantankerous high school science teacher, drops his curmudgeonly facade to explain the beauty of wasting time outdoors. Whether tapping maple trees, accidentally flooding neighborhood yards, or butchering the butchering of a deer, Eastman manages to connect to the outdoors in a way usually reserved for park rangers and maybe hermits. In this collection of 30 nature essays set against the backdrop of "camp"- his hunting cabin in Northwestern Pennsylvania- Eastman teaches his children the joys and pains (the many, many pains) of hunting, fishing, gardening, and other outdoor pursuits. Reflecting on his own childhood outdoor education, he tries, and sometimes even succeeds, in proving that everything is better when it's done outside." --Back cover.
