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Wilderness Days

Sigurd F. Olson

In the evocative words of one of America's best-loved nature writers, Wilderness Days brings together the essence of the magnificent wilderness with which he so deeply identifies. Sigurd F. Olson collects from his writings those moments that most vividly depict the turn of the seasons in the great woodlands and waters of the legendary Quetico-Superior region overlapping the Ontario-Minnesota border.

Book Details

  • Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
  • Publish Date: Feb 29th, 2012
  • Pages: 264
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.90in - 7.00in - 0.60in - 1.05lb
  • EAN: 9780816679089
  • Categories: EssaysRegionalEnvironmental Conservation & Protection - General

About the Author

Sigurd F. Olson (1899-1982) was one of the most influential environmentalists of the twentieth century. An award-winning conservation activist and best-selling author, he introduced a generation of Americans to the importance of wilderness.

Praise for this book

"With a poet's lyric voice, a guide's authority, and a warrior's commitment to his beloved canoe country wilderness, Sigurd Olson became the 'Voice of the North' to a generation of readers." --Douglas Wood, author of Old Turtle and Paddle Whispers
"Sigurd Olson distilled the joy and wonder of his life and preserved them in his books. This is the source of their enduring appeal. They contain the pure essence of all that is consoling in nature." --Paul Gruchow, author of Journal of a Prairie Year and The Necessity of Empty Places