The Singing Wilderness is Sigurd Olsons first and best-selling book, with over 70,000 copies sold in hardcover since its release in 1956. Now available in paperback for the first time, this volume established Olson as a major writer renowned for the beauty
The Singing Wilderness is Sigurd Olsons first and best-selling book, with over 70,000 copies sold in hardcover since its release in 1956. Now available in paperback for the first time, this volume established Olson as a major writer renowned for the beauty of his prose and the clarity of his vision.
The singing wilderness has to do with the calling of the loons, northern lights, and the great silences of a land lying northwest of Lake Superior, Olson writes. It is concerned with the simple joys, the timelessness and perspective found in a way of life that is close to the past. I have heard the singing in many places, but I seem to hear it best in the wilderness.
Olson tells his story through descriptions of the simple events in nature that bring meaning to his life: picking berries, looking for pine knots, fly-fishing, hiking through the forest, paddling a canoe. The movement of a canoe is like a reed in the wind, he writes. Silence is part of it, and the sounds of lapping water, bird songs, and wind in the trees. It is part of the medium through which it floats, the sky, the water, the shores.
Olsons insights, sharpened by his knowledge of the natural world and warmed by his passion for the outdoors, challenge the reader to participate in each fulfilling moment. As meaningful today as it was when he wrote it, The Singing Wilderness is an essential antidote to the trials of modern life. This unique volume, beautifully illustrated by Francis Lee Jaques, will be a welcome addition to any nature lovers bookshelf and backpack.
Sigurd F. Olson (1899-1982) was one of the greatest environmentalists of the twentieth century. An award-winning conservation activist and best-selling author, Olson introduced a generation ad Americans to the importance of wilderness. He served as president of the Wilderness Society and the National Parks Association and was honored by the Sierra Club and the National Wildlife Federation for his work. Olsons nine books frequently appeared on best-seller lists across the nation.
| Title | The Singing Wilderness |
| Author | Sigurd F Olson |
| Illustrator | Francis Lee Jaques |
| Publisher | Univ Of Minnesota Press; Univ of Minnesota PR ed. edition (August 13, 1997) |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paperback |
| Length | 256 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0816629927 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0816629923 |
| Item Weight | 11.7 ounces |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.2 inches |
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