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"Canoeing with the Cree is an all-time favorite of mine."--Ann Bancroft, Arctic explorer
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


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The eminent journalist began his book-publishing career in 1935 with this exciting account of the adventurous 2,250-mile canoe trip he and a friend made as teenagers from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 226 pages
  • Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press; illustrated edition edition (June 1968)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0873511522
  • ISBN-13: 978-0873511520
  • Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #372,393 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Canoeing Into the Past, January 11, 2000
By Colin P. Conn (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This is a true adventure story written by a great American icon. It was 1930 and in their late teens, Eric Sevareid and his good friend Walter Port, embark on an amazing canoe journey through much of Minnesota and a remote region of Canada. The story takes you back to an era when life was simple but abundant; to a time when the north woods was truly a brutal frontier and men were really men. They fight mosquitoes, flies, boredom, mud, rain, cold, gigantic waves on Lake Winnepeg and being lost in areas where there is no chance of being saved. There is no modern technology. They are often times very much alone against the elements that had no mercy. As you read the book you cannot help visit the thought that these events actually happened, they really did this and they lived to tell about it. The people they encounter, towns they visit and, of course, the rivers and lakes they traverse are all generously given to people like me who toil at computers all day but shamelessly dream impossible dreams of living in a time and place that is now slipping into the oblivion of modern life.

I'm sure many critics would complain about the simplicity of Eric's writing and the lack of visual development in some segments. But take this book for what it is and just enjoy it. Makes a good gift, especially for Nintendo bound teenagers who need to see a bigger world.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Insanity and Necessity of Adventure, September 7, 2004
Walter Port and (Arnold) Eric Sevareid took an amazing trip that they started by skipping some of their high school finals so they could get the boat they could afford. Though the project appeared to have been Port's pet, it was Sevareid who came up with the way to fund it: writing about it for the Minneapolis Star. It was clear that once the project began both of them were truly enthralled by it and could not be put off. The tale is told simply, but with a clear affection for all of the people who helped them try to reach their goal, even though few of the people who helped were confident that these young men could make it or were even very encouraging.

The book is written from the journals that were kept along the trip. It is clear that this is a book of its times written by a man who was still quite young. While I would strongly encourage any teens to read this book to realize that they too can give themselves a goal that is worthwhile if only for being difficult, I would also encourage their parents to be ready to answer some questions about the wisdom and risks of such adventures and about some of the attitudes of the past. There is a casual acceptance of the bigotry against Native Americans that was common at the time and Sevareid was not yet the mature thoughtful man that we may remember from the CBS Evening News.

Still, the fact that a reasonably literate student was able to take, and appreciate, such a grand adventure while trying his best to bring it alive for us was a remarkable feat. Twain, at his best, gave us better feel for river adventure, but he had the advantage that he could embroider the story whenever necessary, while Sevareid was already writing and thinking as a journalist. This is a quick read that almost anyone, from a child in middle school to an adult whose days of imagined adventure are long past, can enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Youthful Adventure, December 3, 2000
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A great book about the power of youth and inexperience. More about adventure than canoeing itself, Sevareid preserves through this amazing experience the intangible confidence (maybe brashness)of youth. Adult leaders of youth should read it. Teenagers who want to challenge anything unknown would be inspired by it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book!
Anyone who enjoys adventure fiction will love this true-life adventure story. Eric Sevareid and Walter Port decided that they'd spend the summer after high school graduation... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Charlene Vickers

5.0 out of 5 stars The adventures of youth...
... that inspire those of even a mature age.

Eric Sevareid was one of the preeminent TV newscasters, and this is the story of how he started. Read more
Published 3 months ago by John P. Jones III

5.0 out of 5 stars A simple, inspiring adventure
My, how the world changes in 80 years! This is not a book with the profundity that Sevareid was later noted for. Read more
Published 7 months ago by David Haupt

5.0 out of 5 stars A seminal journey
"Canoeing with the Cree" is a classic travel-adventure story written by Eric Sevareid when he was fresh out of high school in 1930. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Craig Wood

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
One of the best books I have ever read. Well worth it, not overally detailed yet the reader understands clearly what these two boys were up against. Highly recommend
Published 10 months ago by Reid Arnott

5.0 out of 5 stars REMARKABLE ACCOUNT OF A REMARKABLE JOURNEY
Canoeing with the Cree by Eric Sevareid is one of the more unique works I have had the pleasure of reading over the past several years. Read more
Published 12 months ago by D. Blankenship

5.0 out of 5 stars Paddle along on an inspiring odyssey
These young fellas took the plunge on a grand voyage way, way before the existence of a GPS device could guide them. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Patrick Hafner

5.0 out of 5 stars Canoeing by Themselves With Occasional Help
First of all, the title of the audio book "Canoeing With The Cree" is misleading. This work is not about Cree Indian canoeing style. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Bradford L. Buck

5.0 out of 5 stars An Audiobook That Brings Eric Sevareid's Adventure to LIfe
The late CBS News Correspondent Eric Sevareid's highly regarded adventure chronicle Canoeing With The Cree has been given new life in an enjoyable audiobook production released by... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Gary F. Ciesla

5.0 out of 5 stars A Canoe Trip to Remember
This story is about two high school boys who decided to take a canoe trip during the summer of 1930. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Patricia Ann Benson

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