Title:
The singing wilderness / Sigurd F. Olson ; illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques.
ISBN:
9780816629923
9780394445601
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Edition:
First University of Minnesota Press edition.
Publication Information:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1997.
Physical Description:
ix, 244 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
General Note:
Originally published: [1st ed.]. New York : Knopf, 1956.
Contents:
The singing wilderness -- SPRING -- The winds of March -- No place between -- The storm -- The loons of Lac La Croix -- Birthday on the Manitou -- Smell of the morning -- Easter on the prairie -- Grandmother's trout -- SUMMER -- The way of a canoe -- Moon magic -- Pools of the Isabella -- Farewell to Saganaga -- Campfires -- Flying in -- Forest pool -- The stone wall -- Silence -- AUTUMN -- Scrub oak -- Wild geese -- The red squirrel -- Caribou moss -- Pine knots -- Smoky gold -- The last mallard -- Northern lights -- WINTER -- Coming of the snow -- Wilderness music -- Trapper's cabin -- Dark house -- The river -- Skyline trail -- Birds of the ski trails -- Timber wolves.
Summary:
As meaningful today as it was when Sigurd F. Olson wrote it, The Singing Wilderness is an essential antidote to the trials of modern life. This unique volume, beautifully illustrated by Francis Lee Jaques, will be a welcome addition to any nature lover's bookshelf or backpack.
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OCLC Number:
ocm37109097
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