Reflections from Canoe Country: Paddling the Waters of the Adirondacks and Canada [Hardcover]

Christopher Angus (Author), Anna Gerhard Arnold (Illustrator)

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Angus succeeds admirably in offering an introduction in 65 reflections to the joys of journeying in the Adirondacks and the Maritimes. As a writer/columnist and resident of upper New York state, he has traveled the Adirondack waterways extensively. He is a strong advocate of environmental protection, and his stance comes through in many pieces, some of which have been reprinted from his previous columns in area publications. Angus embellishes his personal journeys with historical anecdotes and commentary on present environmental concerns. He is an informed writer delivering his words with passion as he promotes the sensual and aesthetic pleasures of his excursions yet cautions against encouraging too much human impact. This is an enjoyable undertaking that also makes one realize the vulnerability of such treasured areas. For public libraries.?Jo-Anne Mary Benson, Osgoode, Ontario
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 185 pages
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd); 1st edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815604440
• ISBN-13: 978-0815604440
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,868,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Christopher Angus has produced a fascinating collection of columns regarding his perceptions, favorite haunts and personal politics of the Adirondacks. His prose speaks fluently with great visual romanticism that resembles famous current and past Adirondack writers. Calmly floating on the motif of canoeing, his stories range from many serious environmental issues to simple whimsey's, such as marking the decades long travel of one trees root ball down the Oswegatchie River. His stories as varied as the seasons of which he writes, Mr. Angus gives the world a clear, honest portayal of one of America's greatest wilderness.