Lonely Land (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage) [Paperback]

Sigurd F. Olson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage | Publication Date: August 13, 1997

Lonely Land (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press (August 13, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816629978
• ISBN-13: 978-0816629978
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I have ever read, April 26, 2000

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Jerry Schneider (Idaho Falls, Idaho) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Land (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage) (Paperback)

I was looking on information on old canoe routes of the voyageurs and I came upon this book. It tells the experiences of Olson, a famous naturalist of the 50's and 60's, and 5 of his friends, as they paddle three wood and canvas canoes down 500 miles of the Churchhill River in Saskatchewan in 1960. Olson describes the setting and experience so completely, including diary entries of famous fur trappers who traveled the same route, that I have thought of nothing else but going to see the country he describes, the Canadian Shield of Northern Saskatchewan. It is a different place now than it was 40 years ago, less lonely I imagine, but still something I must do. I would recommend this book to anyone who longs to experience this land, North America, before it became overpopulated.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sigurd F. Olson's "The Lonely Land", February 25, 2000

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Seth G. Cowdery - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Land (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage) (Paperback)

I read this book while in Antarctica, and I spent several storm days lost in Olson's vivid tale of an epic journey through the vast Canadian wilderness. His insight into the socio-historical condition of the indigenous peoples and French-Canadian missionaries and traders is unique. Also, I found the illustrations by Frances Lee Jacques to be immaculate line drawings worthy of admiration in their own right. "The Lonely Land" fueled the wanderlust and naturalist in me as much as any Ed Abbey or John Muir book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of Sigurd Olson & the Northwoods, July 28, 1999

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[e-mail] (Tubac, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Land (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage) (Paperback)

This is a book I can pick up and read anytime I need to feel the fresh clean air of the Canadian Northwoods. Olson & 5 other experienced and accomplished comrades follow the route of the early Voyageurs down 500 miles of the wild Churchill river. A bonding of men, rich in history, enough adventure to stir the imagination of any outdoorsman or armchair adventurer. I have read this book many times, it has become a comfortable old friend.