![]() ![]() Euell Gibbons was one of the few people in this country to devote a considerable part of his life to the adventure of living off the land. It was followed by “Stalking the BlueEyed Scallop,” “Stalking the Healthful Herbs,” “Beachcomber's Handbook,” “Feast on Diabetic Diet,” and “Stalking the Good Life,” which was published in 1971. Stalking the Wild Asparagus has sold the better part of half a million copies since the original publication and has been continuously in print since 1962. His first book found an enthusiastic readership in a period of growing interest in natural and organic foods. Moving to Pennsylvania, he studied the flora and fauna of the state and was on the staff of Pendle Hill, a study center of the Society of Friends in Wallingford, Pa. ![]() ![]() ![]() The family moved to New Mexico, and he pursued this lore later on the West Coast and in Hawaii, where he studied from 1947 to 1951 and taught at a vocational school. Gibbons, who lived in a farmhouse in nearby Beavertown, turned writer with the publication in 1962 of his first book, “Stalking the Wild Asparagus.” But the book was the outgrowth of life‐long fascination with wild foods, starting in his boyhood in Clarksville, Texas. Stalking The Wild Asparagus Paperback Deluxe Edition, Januby Euell Gibbons (Author) 299 ratings See all formats and editions Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 26.22 23 Used from 7.99 1 Collectible from 47.09 Paperback 34.05 25 Used from 2.55 10 New from 30.05 1 Collectible from 51. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed. 29-Euell Gibbons, author of books on natural foods, was pronounced dead on arrival in Sunbury Community Hospital tonight. ![]()
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