Gavin Van Horn

I really enjoyed Gavin van Horn's The Way of Coyote: Shared Journeys in the Urban Wilds, which was one of the University of Chicago Press free ebooks some time ago. The book consists of essays about the wildlife and wildlife corridors in and around Chicago, and I really enjoyed his sympathetic noticing of the creatures who share the city, as well as of the efforts of his fellow citizens in seeking to improve the urban habitat. Years ago I read a book (also a UoC Press free ebook) about architecture which was mainly about Chicago, and both that book and this one have really made me want to visit Chicago some day. I'd love to see the 606 Trail (which seems to be Chicago's equivalent of New York's Highline). I found this book really inspirational.… (mehr)