Ebook {Epub PDF} Runes of the North by Sigurd F. Olson

A rune is, in its general meaning, a tale of magic and mystery. To Sigurd Olson it expresses his feelings about the haunting appeal of the wilderness and of the tales and legends to be found there. His runes are legends, yards, and wilderness reflections drawn from the great northern vastness of Canada and Alaska. Runes of the North. Illus. by Robert Hines by Sigurd F. (). Hines Olson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru This eBook is no longer available for sale. This eBook is not available in your country. A rune is, in its general meaning, a tale of magic and mystery. To Sigurd Olson it expresses his feelings about the haunting appeal of the wilderness and of the tales and legends to be found there. His runes are legends, yards, and wilderness reflections drawn from the great northern vastness of Canada and Alaska.

Runes of the North is a mystical and reflective guide to the northern wilderness written with a oneness and communion with nature that is unique to Sigurd Olson. It is a work filled with beauty, wisdom, and renewal. $ paper ISBN pages, 24 bw photos, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. In Runes of the North Sigurd F. Olson explores the haunting appeal of the wilderness. He recounts how the legends of the northern vastness of Canada and Alaska have influenced him, weaving the tales and myths with his own stories and experiences as an explorer, writer, grandfather, and biologist. Sigurd Ferdinand Olson (April 4, - Janu) was an American author, environmentalist, and advocate for the protection of www.doorway.ru more than thirty years, he served as a wilderness guide in the lakes and forests of the Quetico-Superior country of northern Minnesota and northwestern www.doorway.ru was known honorifically as the Bourgeois — a term the voyageurs of old used of.

Runes of the North by Sigurd F Olson. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , Sigurd F. Olson is known by a generation of wilderness canoemen as the Bourgeois, as voyageurs of old called their trusted leaders. The author of The Singing Wilderness, Listening Point, The Lonely Land, and Runes of the North is one of our country’s well-known woodsmen and naturalists. Born in Chicago in , educated at the University of Wisconsin (Geology) and the University of Illinois (Plant and Animal Ecology), he was a professor and dean until he began devoting himself entirely to. Runes Of The North A Book of Legends, Reflections, and Adventures, Set in the Vast Wilderness of the North. Sigurd F. Olson Published by Alfred A. Knopf January ,