Sigurd F. Olson (1899–1982)
Autor von The Singing Wilderness
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The Meaning of Wilderness: Essential Articles and Speeches (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) (2001) 21 Exemplare
Collected Works of Sigurd F. Olson: The Early Writings, 1921-1934 (Olson, Sigurd F//Collected Works of Sigurd F Olson) (1988) 14 Exemplare
The Collected Works of Sigurd F. Olson: The College Years, 1935-1944 (Olson, Sigurd F//Collected Works of Sigurd F… (1990) 12 Exemplare
Lonley Land 1 Exemplar
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Olson, Sigurd Ferdinand
- Geburtstag
- 1899-04-04
- Todestag
- 1982-01-13
- Begräbnisort
- Park Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- United States of America
- Geburtsort
- Humboldt Park, Illinois, USA
- Sterbeort
- Ely, Minnesota, USA
- Wohnorte
- Humboldt Park, Illinois, USA (birth)
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Ely, Minnesota, USA - Ausbildung
- University of Wisconsin (1920)
- Berufe
- backcountry guide
naturalist
environmentalist
writer - Organisationen
- Vermilion Community College
National Parks Association
Wilderness Society - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- John Burroughs Nature Award (1974)
Dedication: Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Northland College
Honors: Sierra Club
Honors: National Wildlife Federation - Kurzbiographie
- For more than thirty years, Sigurd Olson served as a wilderness guide in the lakes and forests the Quetico-Superior country of northern Minnesota and northeastern Ontario. He was known honorifically as the Bourgeois — a term the voyageurs of old used of their trusted leaders.
He is widely credited with the successful passage of the BWCA Wilderness Act, as well as the played major roles in the establishment and preservation of Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota, Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and Point Reyes National Seashore in California.
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The Singing Wilderness (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota… von Sigurd F. Olson
Most of the essays included in this book were written shortly before I was born (1945) or shortly thereafter. The sad part of this book is that the wilderness that he writes about is gone and it would take hundreds of year before that wilderness regenerates itself. On the other hand the author does find peace and beauty which should encourage us to work hard to protect what we have left and to go out and enjoy what we have. Definitely one that should be reread often.
Open Horizons is Olson's autobiography, and in it he recalls his youth on a remote Wisconsin farm, his summers as a wilderness canoe guide, his thousands of miles of travel through the wilds of the United States and Canada, and his decades-long conservation battles. Throughout, Olson makes a compelling case for preserving the wilderness. He puts forth his own life as an example of how nature can have a spiritual effect on the human soul, and proposes diligence on behalf of those who fight to conserve our forests, wetlands, and dunes.… (mehr)
A beautiful series of essays following the course of a year in what would become the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of northern Minnesota. Delightful descriptions of the flora and fauna of the wilderness.
Marvelous essays set in far Northern Minnesota. Simple satisfying read.
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