Within These Woods

Reviews / Votes

"This book provides an antidote for those who want to recover a sense of belonging and meaning. Like Thoreau, Goodwin shows that nature can help us become our truest selves and lead lives of fulfillment and joy." -David Backes, author of A Wilderness Within, and editor of A Private Wilderness

"It is the love of place, a love that many will share and find so beautifully expressed, that ties everything together and makes this volume a treasure for any cabin book shelf." -Douglas Wood, author of Old Turtle


"Within These Woods delivers an intimate and knowledgeable perspective on the flora and fauna of the Minnesota forest. It transports us from the page and into the wild. That transforms our worldview. When you really get to know something it is impossible to be ambivalent about its destruction." -Anton Treuer, author of Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask


"Goodwin's essays and drawings aren't just a walk through nature; rather, they each strive to establish the relationship between creatures and humans... Though I am a country boy, familiar with many of the animals described, each essay taught me something entirely new thanks to Goodwin's detailed observations and clear, sincere writing." -Aaron J. Brown, Host of The Great Northern Radio Show (KAXE), and author of Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range


"If you are a lover of the natural world, and the study thereof, this book will simply make you feel good." -Daniel J. Rice, author of The Unpeopled Season