"A book for all seasons, Thoreau's New England, depicts an adventurer's New England, from gray frozen peaks to silvered ponds to aquamarine waves washing over blue-tinged sand under an azure sky. The quotations range from a spare sentence to a fat paragraph, nothing too heavy, but always something to make you think, especially when paired with one of Gorman's colorful photographs. He pairs "Give me a Wildness whose glance no civilization can endure ..." with a sunset over a pond the sky so many shades of pink, orange and yellow, the trees so dark, the pond so red, it'll take your breath away."
"You have captured through your breathtaking pictures and your annotated memories the natural voices of our treasured northern forests. It should be seen and read by anyone who is unfamiliar with the magnificence of the area as a primer for preserving special ecological treasures in the Northeast and shared with those who have worked for so many years to preserve these treasures and wildlife."
"As those of us who have traveled widely through the region know, the Great Northern Forest is a unique and wonderful place. Stephen Gorman's book beautifully presents the grand splendor of the woods, and shines a bright light on this little-known national treasure. This work makes an important contribution to the history of the region and will add immeasurably to the ongoing work of shaping the Forest's future."
"In any real wilderness, it is always wise to choose a good guide. Steve Gorman makes a fine guide through the beauties and conflicts of the northeastern wilderness. This book adds an important voice to the growing chorus howling for the protection of our precious American wilderness."
"In America, when we think wild we think West. Stephen Gorman rightfully turns our eyes back to the nation's first wilderness: the great forests, mountains, and lakes of the northeast --still enchanting, newly threatened. A must read for anyone interested in wildlands."
"True to its title, Wild New England, its 200-odd photos include scarcely any signs of humans or human habitation, and very few creatures of any kind. Just page after page of the kinds of woodsy, watery, snowy, rocky, leafy scenes we yearn to escape into - and can, thanks to this book, at a moment's notice."
"Stephen Gorman's Northeastern Wilds is the best photographic essay I've ever seen of the territory known as the "North Country." It's a beautiful and inspiring celebration of what we have left of the northeastern wilderness, and a wonderful incentive to preserve that wilderness for all time to come."
"Stephen Gorman captures both the beauty and the peril of the Great Northern Forest in its most crucial hour. Will we use our Yankee ingenuity to save this precious landscape and the cherished way of life it has supported for generations? With his thought-provoking essays and through his seasoned photographic eye Gorman takes us on a breath-taking journey to a place most of us never knew existed. Along the way he asks the hard questions that ultimately reveal the true nature of our relationship to our dwindling wilderness."
"Breathtaking photographs and evocative prose unveil the rich history, geography, culture, and changing environment of this important wilderness."
"With Stephen Gorman's Northeastern Wilds, readers get an insightful look at a place they call home, the Northeast. From the rugged Maine coast to the vast Adirondack Park, Gorman looks at the forest through the eyes of all who use it. Not just glorifying the outdoors, Gorman takes on sensitive issues like development and clear-cutting. His words shine, but so do the photographs. Gorman shows us that one doesn't have to move out West - which he did for a spell - to experience wild and wonderful. Even in the population heavy Northeast, sometimes it's just around the bend."
"This book is a must read, worth the price just for the amazing photographs. It's a remarkable book. When you read it you will feel the spray, touch the mist, hear the howls and taste the ice-cold mountain streams. Do I have your interest? Put this book on your wish list."
"You'll be tempted to just look at the pictures and ignore the words with Stephen Gorman's Northeastern Wilds - and if you did that you'd still get your money's worth-but don't. Northeastern Wilds is a you-are-there expression of simple elegance. His photographs have a lifelike quality not found in shopping-mall "Nature" prints."
"Photographer and writer Stephen Gorman manages to fuse the personal and the political in Northeastern Wilds: Journeys of Discovery in the Northern Forest. On the one hand the book is an intimate account of Gorman's explorations, by canoe, snowshoe, kayak, and dogsled, of the last remaining wild places in the Northeast, from the Adirondacks to the Down East coast. On the other hand, Northeastern Wilds is a sustained argument, convincingly buttressed with facts and photographs, that we must do more to protect our remaining natural wonders before they are bulldozed or paved."
"It certainly merits favorable comparison with Porter's book. Gorman's images are up to the challenge of capturing this beauty. They depict wildness and wilderness -- which are not the same -- from mountaintop to ocean shore. They also capture a broad range of human activities -- hiking, canoeing, kayaking, skiing, camping, logging, hunting and fishing -- that all depend upon the continued existence of vast tracts of undeveloped land."
"Filled with stunningly beautiful photographs, it made me want to visit the Northern Forest at my first opportunity. A recommended read, but worth the price just for the pleasure of enjoying the photography."
"I won't be moving to the Northeast anytime soon, but I loved my virtual visit there via a new photo book, Northeastern Wilds. The book deals with an interesting mix of topics: the history of the Northern Forest, the ancient canoe trails, timber wolves, Atlantic islands, snow skiing, Adirondack Park, what winter is like in the North Woods, and the future of the forest."
"Stephen Gorman has captured the essence of the Northern Forest in photos and words like few could. His sensitivity to the issues that face the region and his recognition of the history of the place and its people has given us a large-format book that is a true keeper. I read and reread several sections of the book, and I marveled at the photos that depict those places many of us hold sacred. Northeastern Wilds is a book that anyone who lives in this region, has lived here, or wants to, will appreciate."
"An unforgettable journey. He dazzles us. His voice is genuine and concerned. He combines his excellent photography and writes with a journalistic eye that describes all of the complexities of this wilderness and the challenges now facing its survival. Just reading Gorman's journey and viewing his photos will ensure our attention."
"I sat down recently with a remarkable book. I devoured it. Gorman captures the mountains forests, rivers, and lakes of the northeastern wilds in brilliant, bold photographs. And he describes the vast region both in overview and intricate, local detail, eloquently and reverently. For those who appreciate the mountains and the lakes and the forests of the Northeast, Northeastern Wilds is a wonderful work of photography and prose. For those who want to discover the wilderness in our own backyard, this is a great trip to take. For those who seek an environmentalist's eye and observations on nature's blessings and challenges, and fuel to spark their own activist intentions, this is an inspirational book."
"New England has its share of ghost stories. But the region's lore is equally inspired by mysterious and sometimes forbidding natural landscapes. This book journeys through a land of majesty. Along the way, Gorman tells of both beauty and tragedy in the people and creatures he meets. There are stories of man and beast, great and small. Every page is alive with arresting images and stories, and glimpses into a way of life filled with struggle and spirit. In Gorman's images and words, the Northern Forest is a place of unsettling truths and fabulous myth, and a place of discovery for all seasons."