Of Time and Place

Of Time and Place

Of Time and Place is a legacy from one of the best-loved woodsman writers of our time. To the outdoorsmen who often canoed and portaged with him through the northern Lake country, Sigurd Olson was affectionately known as the Bourgeoisâ€”the name that voyageurs gave two hundred years ago to the trusted guides who took them over this same territory. And in this, his last book, completed just before his death in early 1982, Olson is our guide through his wide-ranging memories of a lifetime dedicated to the preservation of the wilderness, especially of his beloved Quetico-Superior country.

He recalls his many friendships of trail and woods and portage, his favorite campsites, the stories behind the artifacts and mementos hanging in his cabin at Listening Point. He muses on the fragile beauty of the prairies, on the significance of ancient trails, on the resonance and the origins of place names. Whether he is remembering the day when he caught his first brook trout, or admiring the playful grace of the otter, or pondering the earthâ€™s great cycles of climatic change, these moving and evocative essays reaffirm Audubon magazineâ€™s celebration of Sigurd Olson as â€œthe poetic voice of the modern wilderness movement.â€
Country USA
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-07-04
Format Kindle eBook

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