Philip connors books6/24/2023 ![]() “This powerful work belongs with the classics of the nature writing genre and is equally important as a rumination on living and dying. ![]() “A heartfelt, well-written volume of vignettes and reflections of a man who-much like his long lineage of fire lookout forebears-gladly chooses to escape civilization for the natural word.” As a fire lookout in the 21st century his perspective is shared by few and his talents as a writer are evident. At first he tells of fire, the US Forest Service, Albert Leopold, and wilderness. Connors channels their voices in a praise song of great urgency and makes a plea to save a vital piece of our natural and cultural heritage: the wild Gila River, whose waters are threatened by a potential dam. Philip Connors tells two stories in this enjoyable book. ![]() A Song for the River, its sequel, updates and deepens the story: the mountain he loves goes up in flames a lookout on another mountain whom he has come to love as brother dies in a freak accident and three high school students he admires die tragically in an airplane crash while researching the wilderness and the wild river they wish to save. For nearly a decade the acclaimed young writer Philip Connors has spent half of each year in a 7x7 fire lookout tower, 10,000-feet up in a. His first book, Fire Season (30,000 sold), recounted the deep lessons learned about mountains, wilderness, fire, and solitude. ![]() Every summer since 2002, Connors has been perched in a tower 50 feet above the Gila Wilderness, watching for fire. The Gila River and Wilderness are the heart and soul of A Song for the River. ![]()
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