Distant Fires : Duluth to Hudson Bay Paperback / softback
by Scott Anderson
Illustrated by Les C. Kouba
Paperback / softback
Description
"The waves on Lake Superior nearly splattered them all over the cliffs, and mosquitoes almost ate them alive in the Boundary Waters.
Halfway through the three-month trip, they buried their underwear.
But who needs underwear when you’re 22 years old and living out the adventure of a boyhood dream?" —St.
Paul Pioneer Press"Distant Fires, a true-life adventure, describes a 1,700-mile canoe trip from Duluth to York Factory on Hudson Bay. Anderson and a companion retraced the paddles taken by Eric Sevareid and a companion almost sixty years earlier.
Their trials and tribulations, plus Anderson’s sense of humor, make the trip fun in book form.
Pen-and-ink illustrations are by noted Minnesota wildlife artist Les Kouba." —Minneapolis Star Tribune"Distant Fires is a voyage of discovery.
Scott Anderson is an inquisitive traveler, and when he sees something that piques his interest, he stops for a chat.
He also has a marvelous eye for the natural world that surrounds him in his summerlong journey.
He is a natural-born writer." —Duluth News Tribune"Some of [Anderson’s] phrasing is very happy indeed: ‘the resting place of the rivers.’ I wish I had written that." —Eric Sevareid
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages
- Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
- Publication Date:12/09/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780816655038
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages
- Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
- Publication Date:12/09/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780816655038
