Open Horizons - Couverture souple

Olson, Sigurd F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0816630372 ISBN 13 : 9780816630370

Editeur : University of Minnesota Press, 1998

Synopsis

Olson's inspirational life story, told in his own words, now available in paperback.

Sigurd Olson's love affair with the wilderness began in a stream near his house in Wisconsin-he caught his first trout there with a tamarack wand, black thread, and a grasshopper as bait. Open Horizons is his autobiography, and in it he recounts a life lived on and for the land, from the wonder of boyhood fishing expeditions to decades-long conservation battles.

Writing always with the sensitive, lyric prose that characterizes his works, Olson recalls his pioneering youth on a remote Wisconsin farm, his summers as a wilderness canoe guide, and his thousands of miles of travel through the wilds of this country and Canada. "Open Horizons is the story of the unknowns I have discovered, and gone through," he writes.

While telling his story, Olson makes a compelling case for preserving the wilderness. He puts forth his own life as an example of how nature can have a spiritual effect on the human soul, and proposes diligence on behalf of those who fight to conserve our forests, wetlands, and dunes. "If we can move into an open horizon where we can live in our modern world with ancient dreams that have always stirred us, then our work will have been done."

ISBN 0-8166-3037-2 Paper $14.95

256 pages 12 line drawings 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 September

Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series

Translation inquiries: University of Minnesota Press

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sigurd F. Olson (1899-1982) was one of the greatest environmentalists of the twentieth century. An award-winning conservation activist and best-selling author, Olson introduced a generation of Americans to the importance of wilderness. He served as president of the Wilderness Society and the National Parks Association and was honored by the Sierra Club and National Wildlife Federation for his work. Olson's nine books frequently appeared on best-seller lists across the nation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Minnesota Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0816630372
• ISBN 13: 9780816630370
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 246
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible