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{{Short description|American moutaineer and author}}
{{Short description|American moutaineer and author}}


'''Laura Waterman''' (born 10 October 1939) is an American author, [[mountaineer]], [[homesteader]], and [[conservationist]], primarily known for her writing on the outdoors, a collaborative effort with her husband [[Guy Waterman]]..<ref>https://vtdigger.org/2024/03/14/vermont-conversation-acclaimed-vermont-author-laura-waterman-reflects-on-her-life-in-the-mountains-and-her-husbands-death/{{cite news |last1=Goodman |first1=David |title=Acclaimed Vermont author Laura Waterman reflects on her life in the mountains and her husband's death |url=https://vtdigger.org/2024/03/14/vermont-conversation-acclaimed-vermont-author-laura-waterman-reflects-on-her-life-in-the-mountains-and-her-husbands-death/ |access-date=April 22, 2024 |work=VT Digger |date=March 14, 2024}}</ref> They were early spokespersons and advocates for the [[hiking]] <ref>{{cite book |last1=Mayer |first1=Doug |title=Mountain Voices |date=2012 |publisher=Appalachian Mountain Club Books |location=Guy and Laura Waterman, Pioneers of Wilderness Ethics |pages=53–66}}</ref>movement of the 1970s<ref>{{cite journal |last1=White |first1=Emily |title=Mountains as Directions for Living |journal=Adventure |date=07/01/2021 |issue=2L |pages=64–69 |url=https://adventure-journal.com/}}</ref> with their books ''Backwoods Ethics'' and ''Wilderness Ethics''. The Watermans' writing and advocacy are credited with giving significant impetus to the [[Leave No Trace]] program<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ijw.org/leave-no-trace-how-it-came-to-be/ | title=Leave No Trace: How It Came to be &#124; IJW | date=11 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>https://www.lnt.org/sites/default/files/Leave_No_Trace_History_Paper.pdf</ref>.
'''Laura Waterman''' (born 10 October 1939) is an American author, [[mountaineer]], [[homesteader]], and [[conservationist]], primarily known for her writing on the outdoors, a collaborative effort with her husband [[Guy Waterman]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Goodman |first=David |date=2024-03-14 |title=Vermont Conversation: Acclaimed Vermont author Laura Waterman reflects on her life in the mountains and her husband's death |url=http://vtdigger.org/2024/03/14/vermont-conversation-acclaimed-vermont-author-laura-waterman-reflects-on-her-life-in-the-mountains-and-her-husbands-death/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=VTDigger |language=en-US}}</ref> They were early spokespersons and advocates for the [[hiking]] movement of the 1970s with their books ''Backwoods Ethics'' and ''Wilderness Ethics''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mayer |first1=Doug |title=Mountain Voices |date=2012 |publisher=Appalachian Mountain Club Books |location=Guy and Laura Waterman, Pioneers of Wilderness Ethics |pages=53–66}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=White |first1=Emily |date=2021-07-01 |title=Mountains as Directions for Living |url=https://adventure-journal.com/ |journal=Adventure |issue=2L |pages=64–69}}</ref> The Watermans' writing and advocacy are credited with giving significant impetus to the [[Leave No Trace]] program.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ijw.org/leave-no-trace-how-it-came-to-be/ | title=Leave No Trace: How It Came to be &#124; IJW | date=11 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Marion |first=Jeffrey L. |last2=Reid |first2=Scott E. |date=January 2001 |title=Development of the U.S. Leave No Trace Program: An Historical Perspective |url=https://www.lnt.org/sites/default/files/Leave_No_Trace_History_Paper.pdf}}</ref>


The Watermans' devotion to the mountains of the Northeast generated two definitive mountain histories, ''Forest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Blazing, and Adventure in the Northeast Mountains'' (1989), and ''Yankee Rock & Ice: A History of Climbing in the Northeastern United States'' (1993). Their last co-authored book was a collection of fiction and essays, ''A Fine Kind of Madness: Mountain Adventures Tall and True'' (2000)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200143400/ | title=AAC Publications - A Fine Kind of Madness: Mountain Adventures Tall and True }}</ref> was published a few months after Guy's death.
The Watermans' devotion to the mountains of the Northeast generated two definitive mountain histories, ''Forest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Blazing, and Adventure in the Northeast Mountains'' (1989), and ''Yankee Rock & Ice: A History of Climbing in the Northeastern United States'' (1993). Their last co-authored book was a collection of fiction and essays, ''A Fine Kind of Madness: Mountain Adventures Tall and True'' (2000)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200143400/ | title=AAC Publications - A Fine Kind of Madness: Mountain Adventures Tall and True }}</ref> was published a few months after Guy's death.


Waterman is the subsequent author of three other books: a memoir ''Losing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage'' (2005)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://northernwoodlands.org/wood_lit/entry/losing_the_garden_the_story_of_a_marriage | title=Losing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage &#124; Wood Lit &#124; Wood Lit | date=June 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/losing-the-garden/ | title=Review of Losing the Garden | date=18 August 2009 }}</ref>, ''Starvation Shore''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/general-news-ffb836d556834f81b1f18bb9d8abe5d9 | title=Corinth writer solo-climbs a new literary mountain | website=[[Associated Press News]] | date=9 April 2019 }}</ref>, a historical novel on the [[Lady Franklin Bay Expedition]] of the 1880s (2019), and a second memoir ''Calling Wild Places Home: A Memoir in Essays'' (2024)<ref>{{cite book | url=https://sunypress.edu/Books/C/Calling-Wild-Places-Home | title=Calling Wild Places Home }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.overdrive.com/media/10030448/calling-wild-places-home | title=Calling Wild Places Home }}</ref>.
Waterman is the subsequent author of three other books: a memoir ''Losing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage'' (2005),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://northernwoodlands.org/wood_lit/entry/losing_the_garden_the_story_of_a_marriage | title=Losing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage &#124; Wood Lit &#124; Wood Lit | date=June 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/losing-the-garden/ | title=Review of Losing the Garden | date=18 August 2009 }}</ref> ''Starvation Shore'', a historical novel on the [[Lady Franklin Bay Expedition]] of the 1880s (2019),<ref>{{cite web |date=9 April 2019 |title=Corinth writer solo-climbs a new literary mountain |url=https://apnews.com/general-news-ffb836d556834f81b1f18bb9d8abe5d9 |website=[[Associated Press News]]}}</ref> and a second memoir ''Calling Wild Places Home: A Memoir in Essays'' (2024).<ref name=":0" />


She administers [https://watermanfund.org The Waterman Fund], supporting education, trail work, and research in the alpine and subalpine zones of Northeastern North America<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.watermanfund.org/about/board-of-directors/ | title=Board of Directors }}</ref>
She administers The Waterman Fund, supporting education, trail work, and research in the alpine and subalpine zones of Northeastern North America.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.watermanfund.org/about/board-of-directors/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=The Waterman Fund |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
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=== Coauthored books ===
=== Coauthored books ===
* ''Forest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Blazing, and Adventure in the Northeast Mountains'' (co-author with [[Guy Waterman]]), Excelsior Editions, 1989, {{ISBN|978-1438475301}}
* ''Forest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Blazing, and Adventure in the Northeast Mountains'' (co-author with Guy Waterman), Excelsior Editions, 1989, {{ISBN|978-1438475301}}
* ''Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness'', (co-author with [[Guy Waterman]], Countryman Press, 1992 {{ISBN|978-0881502565}}
* ''Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness'', (co-author with Guy Waterman, Countryman Press, 1992 {{ISBN|978-0881502565}}
* ''Yankee Rock & Ice: A History of Climbing in the Northeastern United States'' (co-author with [[Guy Waterman]]), Stackpole Books, 1993, {{ISBN|978-0811737685}}
* ''Yankee Rock & Ice: A History of Climbing in the Northeastern United States'' (co-author with Guy Waterman), Stackpole Books, 1993, {{ISBN|978-0811737685}}
* ''A Fine Kind of Madness: Mountain Adventures Tall and True'' (co-author with [[Guy Waterman]]), Mountaineers Books. 2000, {{ISBN|978-0898867343}}
* ''A Fine Kind of Madness: Mountain Adventures Tall and True'' (co-author with Guy Waterman), Mountaineers Books. 2000, {{ISBN|978-0898867343}}
* ''The Green Guide to Low Impact Hiking and Camping'' (previously ''Backwoods Ethics''), (co-author with [[Guy Waterman]]), Countryman Press, 2016, {{ISBN|978-0881502572}}
* ''The Green Guide to Low Impact Hiking and Camping'' (previously ''Backwoods Ethics''), (co-author with Guy Waterman), Countryman Press, 2016, {{ISBN|978-0881502572}}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 19:22, 27 April 2024

Laura Waterman (born 10 October 1939) is an American author, mountaineer, homesteader, and conservationist, primarily known for her writing on the outdoors, a collaborative effort with her husband Guy Waterman.[1] They were early spokespersons and advocates for the hiking movement of the 1970s with their books Backwoods Ethics and Wilderness Ethics.[2][3] The Watermans' writing and advocacy are credited with giving significant impetus to the Leave No Trace program.[4][5]

The Watermans' devotion to the mountains of the Northeast generated two definitive mountain histories, Forest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Blazing, and Adventure in the Northeast Mountains (1989), and Yankee Rock & Ice: A History of Climbing in the Northeastern United States (1993). Their last co-authored book was a collection of fiction and essays, A Fine Kind of Madness: Mountain Adventures Tall and True (2000)[6] was published a few months after Guy's death.

Waterman is the subsequent author of three other books: a memoir Losing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage (2005),[7][8] Starvation Shore, a historical novel on the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of the 1880s (2019),[9] and a second memoir Calling Wild Places Home: A Memoir in Essays (2024).[1]

She administers The Waterman Fund, supporting education, trail work, and research in the alpine and subalpine zones of Northeastern North America.[10]

Publications

Singly authored books

  • Losing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage, Shoemaker & Hoard, 2005, ISBN 978-1593761042
  • Starvation Shore, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 2019, ISBN 978-0299323400
  • Calling Wild Places Home: A Memoir in Essays, SUNY Press, Albany, 2024, ISBN 978-1438496245

Coauthored books

  • Forest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Blazing, and Adventure in the Northeast Mountains (co-author with Guy Waterman), Excelsior Editions, 1989, ISBN 978-1438475301
  • Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness, (co-author with Guy Waterman, Countryman Press, 1992 ISBN 978-0881502565
  • Yankee Rock & Ice: A History of Climbing in the Northeastern United States (co-author with Guy Waterman), Stackpole Books, 1993, ISBN 978-0811737685
  • A Fine Kind of Madness: Mountain Adventures Tall and True (co-author with Guy Waterman), Mountaineers Books. 2000, ISBN 978-0898867343
  • The Green Guide to Low Impact Hiking and Camping (previously Backwoods Ethics), (co-author with Guy Waterman), Countryman Press, 2016, ISBN 978-0881502572

References

  1. ^ a b Goodman, David (2024-03-14). "Vermont Conversation: Acclaimed Vermont author Laura Waterman reflects on her life in the mountains and her husband's death". VTDigger. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  2. ^ Mayer, Doug (2012). Mountain Voices. Guy and Laura Waterman, Pioneers of Wilderness Ethics: Appalachian Mountain Club Books. pp. 53–66.
  3. ^ White, Emily (2021-07-01). "Mountains as Directions for Living". Adventure (2L): 64–69.
  4. ^ "Leave No Trace: How It Came to be | IJW". 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ Marion, Jeffrey L.; Reid, Scott E. (January 2001). "Development of the U.S. Leave No Trace Program: An Historical Perspective" (PDF).
  6. ^ "AAC Publications - A Fine Kind of Madness: Mountain Adventures Tall and True".
  7. ^ "Losing the Garden: The Story of a Marriage | Wood Lit | Wood Lit". June 2005.
  8. ^ "Review of Losing the Garden". 18 August 2009.
  9. ^ "Corinth writer solo-climbs a new literary mountain". Associated Press News. 9 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Board of Directors". The Waterman Fund. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
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