Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Zoro's Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods
Zoro's Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods
Zoro's Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods
Ebook318 pages8 hours

Zoro's Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

4.5/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

After a long absence from his native southern Appalachians, Thomas Rain Crowe returned to live alone deep in the North Carolina woods. This is Crowe’s chronicle of that time when, for four years, he survived by his own hand without electricity, plumbing, modern-day transportation, or regular income. It is a Walden for today, paced to nature’s rhythms and cycles and filled with a wisdom one gains only through the pursuit of a consciously simple, spiritual, environmentally responsible life.

Crowe made his home in a small cabin he had helped to build years before—at a restless age when he could not have imagined that the place would one day call him back. The cabin sat on what was once the farm of an old mountain man named Zoro Guice. As we absorb Crowe’s sharp observations on southern Appalachian natural history, we also come to know Zoro and the other singular folk who showed Crowe the mountain ways that would see him through those four years.

Crowe writes of many things: digging a root cellar, being a good listener, gathering wood, living in the moment, tending a mountain garden. He explores profound questions on wilderness, self-sufficiency, urban growth, and ecological overload. Yet we are never burdened by their weight but rather enriched by his thoughtfulness and delighted by his storytelling.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 1, 2011
ISBN9780820342405
Zoro's Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods
Author

Thomas Rain Crowe

THOMAS RAIN CROWE is the author of eleven books of original and translated works, as well as a poet, translator, editor, publisher, and recording artist. He lives in Tuckasegee, North Carolina.

Related to Zoro's Field

Related ebooks

Personal Memoirs For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for Zoro's Field

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5

2 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Zoro's Field - Thomas Rain Crowe

    Oabook_preview_excerpt.html|ݒؐ"zFIٲpȝ{pU}h]ݹ.7CVxfe3y|B˟]/7mmvP[d7"mS>=ũ CW_dMrW 乼 #?CWyM >2U՞/!$&7ua|xL H"m5n# W r,z= Mq6ne!]mri:tY4^;`Uw9vos_6SYU>^6l|K˫euO>{l®{۸kaoz!A! ~X}$_Ct}y뱑\>Oe/3?렻yYJ$v'#fwɺe‰Cה49j ڷ&]9BSȘqjMmXe_A_(oUq0.Xo5@dQ ,a]elWՁ}j3~=Q}^?9OC0A,u\pA:>(=$koәInE;X-8(}Wc뻲|qxB-/w܇ivg׾e'B*6>_q%3 3"ԘY֜/cd9M+hdިC Zz- Gٴw۳Evee2F4߫?^'.֍&`Pa-VT+e"FCC$")STVGgعUeʌɋ[EJ~ ;kfE+8,B8L|9Fg R单,[(&?Hqx>{e9bbO bKIv82kQw&֦aTu=-ಱ[:V;pլKze6cΊxk;QB#\C+;!I C eQe8 QKڝx*#[OIL<"}5oC{$֥9RJ8Gcm)%TKQq7)V|/X^9*+ A{_)B)ug+WLh `&$BfC 'wy.LEz?b䗾[9yC5K@[;QM6*}YxP~ .ߖSMv~uss7ձ'P7^{&'zU.SۨGB̶U ({ᶚ/ջ:,r5z];_,{Bw}v RϟUtFE_z2\X檡wՉkf {x3Q5b=^?1,3 ΀YW%]'&_PyU?@TwK OX,;Kat` *A k^G2Fx8$b ^7$snf+4pc-s\ |*mO89Ԣ[qH^eWoo>N_2gݏpN bI):P$Y/^}W/{9?g7W6p}vsvq<޽gzYJ/b[؊]zٛ',$Ȟ?{(,xmJ' Tv; @Hų?={aj۝G~*Wm/JHFS}itbXX{Q2g~҉'O$ArSjhR 'Asջ)W(  $)H 6<=A)l*A}:Rrmgm+Jx_y{QhT~em^<'/T߉}CZA>F`KmKmXC֧ύ)>Q>WoP>GFyJSA9~Ͷm?~}4o V<-S}H(&;l&?N"ϟrAc^`nߞ~v>;Ǵ9v闇O-K *4oyqz_?ߚU~l~X7/eE7={/z-|/$z~xww.ԛ "8)F \.=bxDOG}^>Oa,ckh\ $ʆ<== 5ȟ'UҕpG;IX+0{p5+[δ~)0֓?`c'_1H%uF"bW\eޒ`L{w~u!{} ΝI`}|!y4 7ciT_*dokd3ŻW 0j@k2 2~l#4yy4FL>C$1l 4xoBl<:3g[&ĭ7}wy$0K?EP`rK5&s#]>y~"?'y9Y#C%@)t'ӻ=_ \B>q% 8!ErY}h}<''@ĤEZ⯷n.߼=ed5A6{:px81YIInr)V}UzI>Ze*;peoÊ#nDQ .P>(}Yr64y[<ԝ̦ܷq}]|D>qPx缾pbV` BEp$T*2"#z|ZKnuKrE:Kg,_DlG>qr۲c#yF2̭ZtzA3nm)q,BWmis*C@EQރ'I&{Hͧt' c/cWq A0>aiKhWOIi5ًTzU"cpٍkt2){7kh]3rmaDzZV~tMDם؞Kv>vdE2Y 99/|7Jos"wNjGɹgMmz;C)*H|L(6 ,Y%:5{nms*(jUjpu\$׵OMlxDĂʮ]'F A@\[sғG:S3lN&eSѸĝzLV0 n|(+9umѲ0a8(Q;o6P^AEbQi[1'Sط>=բ3Mqd2:_6`6lٹ 0@?ST\RRٛM߆neU٪*hY J` d@X,sQqp\.%V E>%&;EJ_주6^, ߩp XjVd+;ȥ({Z KzEOπ'`6Q6#*]ѹ$4'PR )'`J.Dw Ѝ JԁG3BA'͏?5i#bKg{YX[ ݜ.Jw0̭eI)\P-B52m Λ 3ȷ̻̍H&+"YߔVoː!ѵ1u+;N$nlIM_ce=#evHP";%ogCo:Υ2)ebIZKSvRBVL{ jѵ" + t*Ynk-X4 [HW6jfQaKP2b6 RY֩J8*Y2|2N撟՜P "fjZQ'҈Cdpڕ5KsxXج\ eCNV[ed_{daaBG0fbE=NLWO6F6#F*lؠ$׾ucZnJjaAh`zlur " +K 1fqӴn-BC+e㧘Ⱦ`g n[' >z^Se#iǺV׊ _vuuYPWe R#+nMS+xߨ`ܒ.y*Y9O`R?WH,%fTAvō)Y <%a6Dw5ԉHƐck͊ GZnU%Bb/EmMO^#b*0k̞AO S_(&Ofaw`$@JT 6~&ls),`:ќ(Bt4Gfa;-c#׳}(-ȜAH4DY~!Y&W[ VV;UZ_bݰqŢ o0d-5PMtY#PPj&O&cYhR[В -|:RbX,KCz zZ[O?% ADZExte%w&Ǒx 6%I%ٙo<~ j쁲PbnUK\OlTۻPӴTR׵¶Hx~~Ž>aV;xuw᧻[!g 9EӲi 5J"[Av=8ʙA⅖PEPF:k%!哟ahYMACLj ON277˳OnHG.^;jӊU-xTY8˨b Izfٛm|쯗!e WW[ZSǘ3LM4k"ݬA &+ʻzH^Yij7`*YA Lk'z^[g|_wck'o`adK9Ѓ'T,ZBHH+@ lOV~etgv|݇@?Z\NES&=ҵ3 lGQ˙ ! Jpd>*h;qPIf>FK2&m8ۓm< JUD>gĩ_2ڢw<t0N ɤ ;{)aS`c9,4hM@y-&DMvJ6TVVYVǘ9e6/+) +d 6Z=W'‡cT#. ]y̎(:cOvnʈ{?+QA4ye`Ys,jNChф48jlaނEg|=F)S S~0G%($Թs1<X"d[.򻦭,]\0K![CJG>&+-)̧s@Oj?qO`LɪuҘu!%=jp-0^)ĪT&Vb o(YAeB nWȻGaD쯚WnUJXvZ:Q*#bWƓH)*-z لoy3}d}*R?K9҃qE+;W[dG# :f# !kQ]X| bpTO2ժe]5cNx$΢mqvڤ݆^鑭!]X?ot'+Zd>;!=f_^Mg _(pJMʻի1a=hR虠Ab:]l_p)ɶMZg|JM8lR&? :4{;#(:b~4yd&gHjMDʩG\s ٠KlBWsva;aFyyzMt筵Z췣S먧<*q&٪ajT).@RmGA4sl}˒0k4w#"X KYIݳ>)3Q|Кj?q E{x(̍lBgG3-$2$0ZѡPibnK;]Ug i}D}NOΊ^0YVk3:GyRxbQ"N208=KXc EsMəj 6tR@›OFp{ .4ϋidžZpe\Q~KJeЬUjx$$=Uz @ Qe4mMM< lj[2kvO*1~1#imq%>r;amP"rOMo hiAsRZq4>F?i:Y)AEh1\#::R/.|uM֩n-)E-P[<i07?֝E>!t.]ތϲNdNbBo"7qj]^$n<[ӗܔ!8&K%/]żZJu!co4ݶftl1>N<~j2B=I vhԘak1cWn4p ɮk>䧻k%c>a'l`hD>~Bp:]wRώ#o-'X/?PUMjaTVoy}(b,xdrL6ùzs4.= 1ng 6i~'!M=UUN6 6D J,oQgyܑ̯@6w5 j3CLєմG$ovj3lyt!V*!ի&r9bOl_9Hm޳( 8; .db+(W ˵j:ޱQ :T}80<쁈:u]I=m8Hnp@m:Ώ~B緁fd1wfE.:Sm|Vgr0֫%Diu]pʧ 0] exc]Gcp#5Ec,P_vzEA+uCv,KMZω"UwN}vaM2ծ:'wԹ>cQ 8r%kN M؝LUYbJW#3UǞl=2!FWh ŞPxi_ApDX0I(>On`J^~9R۸ <K1QƷ ]k[*".DBi.JRԝHH1CPkaFY\ؓl_12,YO_g$@i.s8C<j+i,dM/ ӆ*ϝK&ֹʦEhÍሩʮ^j<_|젫7<'|LHXٝXpWc'@dSZ(>95GPNB+#uJl6+4O0;dNY3S+^BYkzD?9.&iG4i]+2ւCiW@Tk:>k:M{zB -< *1r &q8~y-`_difG z ;FSOQ^),B0ס :LISa0EܡUʞ*zZ:ߢ"ɷH_W# i VcjRƋ"u$9]]6 w^0sZf);1^$N^GJq@؋؂/P.mI0 59X@ް/:vcjh^Vʶ>U^ P@]ñ4qZ-CMsOV]<)E0"u" ݦPV!G]QQ*Z4;Rq6NŖ}o:s;ϛ_rQT#rzn?K`ɩhWzfBH ' V7b ܠ3ϱ]p~ٍ]"RhTN?ݱB7fY4l^@0it=~tm5)NseXd
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1