Media 25: The Old Ways, by Robert MacFarlane

[Aaron Zagrodnick]

Throughout the book, MacFarlane seamlessly blends tales of his experiences walking historic and modern paths, explorations of the history of influential walkers, and philosophies of the relationships between ourselves and the landscapes through which we move. As a reader, I was initially hesitant about this book. My heart and body are entrenched in the landscapes of the American West, and I thought that reading about MacFarlane’s travels through the chalk downs of England might be too distant to have any real meaning. I was wrong, though...

@adrienne.marshall reviews a book by Robert MacFarlane - The Old Ways. Take a look in Issue 25:

Media 25: The Old Ways Review

Issue 25 Page 1