Up North [Hardcover]

Sam Cook (Author), Bob Cary (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1992

In this unforgettable collection of essays, Sam Cook portrays the enchanting North Country as a state of mind as much as a geographical area. Up North captures the mystic moods, seasonal subtleties, and colorful characters that fill the region from the Minnesota canoe country to the vast expanse of the Northwest Territories.

Organized by time of year, Up North describes every season's pleasures-sled dog racing in winter, hooking a northern pike on the first spring fishing trip, building a summer campfire, watching the aurora borealis in fall. Up North is an invitation to explore canoe country through Sam Cook's eyes and your own.

"My favorite book for the dreamers or for any outdoor person who enjoys a good story . . . Sam Cook is a master at weaving a tale." -Outdoor News

In 1976 Sam Cook trekked north from his native Kansas to work for an outfitter in the Superior-Quetico canoe country. Now, as the Duluth News-Tribune's award-winning outdoors writer, he uses Duluth, Minnesota, as "base camp" for creating his humorous, powerful, and compassionate columns.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 180 pages
• Publisher: Pfeifer-Hamilton Pubs (February 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0938586092
• ISBN-13: 978-0938586098
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,942,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great to bring on trips and read the stories., September 11, 1998

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This review is from: Up North (Hardcover)

It's just a really good book about life in general and especially the way we feel about being Up North.

5.0 out of 5 stars Boundary Waters, August 16, 2011

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This review is from: Up North (Hardcover)

Great collection of short stories describing the people, country and wildlife of Minnesota's Boundary Waters area grouped by season. For those outdoor enthusiasts that are familiar with this country, this book provides a nostalgic perspective of what its like to live in the North Country or "Up North" as the title implies. Very easy and enjoyable read!

5.0 out of 5 stars Up North, January 12, 2009

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Patricia M. Marschall (Montgomery, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Up North (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) (Paperback)

I purchased this book for my husband who has been fishing "up north" for over 60 years. He truly enjoyed the book and has passed it on to our son, an avid outdoorsman. Sam Cook is an excellent writer.