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This well-balanced assessment of Sigurd Olson (1899-1982) pays as much attention to his spiritual quest as to his activism in defense of America's natural resources with such groups as The Wilderness Society and the National Parks Association. Olson found a sense of completeness while hiking, canoeing, and hunting in the northern Midwest. He conveys these feelings in influential books such as The Singing Wilderness, which inspired a generation of younger nature writers. David Backes, who knew Olson in his later years, captures his personality and evaluates his achievements in lucid prose. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Sigurd Olson, winner of the John Burroughs Medal, the highest award for nature writing, enjoyed continued success as an author after the publication in 1956 of his first book of nature essays, The Singing Wilderness. But his dream of recognition was realized only after years of frustration and an agonizing search for meaning. In this first and only biography of the icon of the 1960s and 1970s conservation movement, Backes (Canoe Country, Northwood, 1991. pap.) provides a surprising portrait of a man whose early conventional life, first as a teacher and dean of Ely Junior College, followed much later by a highly successful public life, belied his inner struggles. The abundance of anecdotes and quotes gleaned from Olson's letters and journals, as well as family interviews, make this a fascinating and highly readable book. Essential for any collection with works by Olson and recommended for general collections as well.?Maureen Delaney-Lehman, Lake Superior State Univ. Lib., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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This well-balanced assessment of Sigurd Olson (1899-1982) pays as much attention to his spiritual quest as to his activism in defense of America's natural resources with such groups as The Wilderness Society and the National Parks Association. Olson found a sense of completeness while hiking, canoeing, and hunting in the northern Midwest. He conveys these feelings in influential books such as The Singing Wilderness, which inspired a generation of younger nature writers. David Backes, who knew Olson in his later years, captures his personality and evaluates his achievements in lucid prose. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Library Journal
Sigurd Olson, winner of the John Burroughs Medal, the highest award for nature writing, enjoyed continued success as an author after the publication in 1956 of his first book of nature essays, The Singing Wilderness. But his dream of recognition was realized only after years of frustration and an agonizing search for meaning. In this first and only biography of the icon of the 1960s and 1970s conservation movement, Backes (Canoe Country, Northwood, 1991. pap.) provides a surprising portrait of a man whose early conventional life, first as a teacher and dean of Ely Junior College, followed much later by a highly successful public life, belied his inner struggles. The abundance of anecdotes and quotes gleaned from Olson's letters and journals, as well as family interviews, make this a fascinating and highly readable book. Essential for any collection with works by Olson and recommended for general collections as well.?Maureen Delaney-Lehman, Lake Superior State Univ. Lib., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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