Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Adventures Of Kimble Bent: A Story Of Wild Life In The New Zealand Bush

The Adventures Of Kimble Bent: A Story Of Wild Life In The New Zealand Bush

Cowan, James

Paperback

Australia & OceaniaTravel WritingGeneral Nature

ISBN10: 9354756425
ISBN13: 9789354756429
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 5 2021
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A voyage into the living, breathing New Zealand bush unfolds in a voice that is at once intimate and expansive. The Adventures of Kimble Bent invites readers to walk beside a man who survived and observed, turning memory into a rugged, lyrical trail through the strands of nature and empire. This is more than a nature narrative or a colonial adventure; it is a biographical memoir that halves the boundary between explorer's log and intimate testimony. Bent's episodes-bush survival, encounters with weather, wildlife, and the moral weather of frontier life-become a compelling meditation on resilience, humanity, and the costs of exploration. The writing blends precise observation with a storyteller's rhythm, offering both vivid scenes of the New Zealand bush and thoughtful moments of self-scrutiny that reward the patient reader. Alpha Editions restores this classic for today's and future generations, preserving a voice that inspired both Victorian-era New Zealand travelogues and modern readers curious about history's margins. This edition is not merely a reprint; it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, inviting casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike to experience a pivotal chapter in colonial frontier literature. Whether you are drawn by history enthusiasts, adventure readers, or nature lovers, the book speaks with timeless clarity about place, peril, and possibility in the wild.

1 different editions

Also available

Also in

Australia & Oceania

View All