THE SINGING WILDERNESS

by Sigurd Olson ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

Following the seasons through the Quetico-Superior country, in northern Minnesota and Ontario, Canada, the author, who is a well known guide, President of the National Parks Association and government consultant, reveals his deep love of the wilderness, the enchantment of stopping long enough to look and listen with sensitive reception for its secrets. There are fish and birds and animals to observe and describe; there are the lakes and woods, the prairies and rivers, the rocks and the trees; and there is silence and solitude. His meditations include canoeing, campfires, pine knots, ice and snow, smells, the moon, the lure of spring and the grandeur of winter, camp trails and plane flight, and all the variety that nature lavishes on an appreciative spectator, seeking to fill an emotional need. A book of discovery, this will have a special place among out of door books for its delight in our natural heritage and for its personal response to the touchstone of untouched woodlands and hills.

Pub Date: N/A

ISBN: 0816629927

Page Count: -

Publisher: Knopf

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1956

Categories: NONFICTION