The meaning of wilderness : essential articles and speeches / Sigurd F. Olson ; edited and with an introduction by David Backes.
Title:
The meaning of wilderness : essential articles and speeches / Sigurd F. Olson ; edited and with an introduction by David Backes.
ISBN:
9780816637089
9780816637096
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2001]
©2001
Physical Description:
xxxv, 185 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Reflections of a guide -- Search for the wild -- The romance of portages -- Let's go exploring -- Why wilderness? -- Flying in -- We need wilderness -- The preservation of wilderness -- The Quetico-Superior Wilderness Laboratory -- Those intangible things -- Our need of breathing space -- Beauty belongs to all -- The wilderness concept -- The spiritual need -- Remarks to National Park Service Master Plan Team members -- What is wilderness? -- A longing for wilderness -- Writings by Sigurd F. Olson.
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OCLC Number:
ocm45243149
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