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The Singing Wilderness

By: Sigurd F. Olson
Narrated by: Douglas Wood
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Acute natural perceptivity and a profound knowledge of the relationships to be found in nature combine here in vivid evocations of the sights, the sounds, the vast stillnesses, and the events of the wilderness as the seasons succeed each other. But Mr. Olson is not content merely to "describe"; he probes for meanings that will lead the listener to a different and more revealing way of looking at the out-of-doors and to a deeper sense of its eternal values. In each of the thirty-four chapters of The Singing Wilderness he has sought to capture an essential quality of our magnificent lake and forest heritage. He shows us what can be read from the rocks of the great Canadian Shield; he offers a delightful essay on the virtues of pine knots as fuel; he writes of the ways of a canoe, of flashing trout in the pools of the Isabella, of tamarack bogs, caribou moss, the flight of wild geese, timber wolves, and the birds of the ski trails. And much more, with something to satisfy every taste for wilderness experience.

The Singing Wilderness is a book that no lover of nature will want to be without. To anyone who contemplates a vacation in the lake country of northern Minnesota and adjoining Canada, it is the perfect vade mecum.

©1945, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1956 Sigurd F. Olson (P)2022 Tantor Outdoors & Nature Ecosystems & Habitats Nature & Ecology Ecology Science
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This was great-really enjoyed this reading of Sig. I hope more of Sigurd Olson's works are converted to audiobooks.

This was great-really enjoyed this reading of Sig

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It felt like Sig was reading this just for me. The descriptions of seasons and places are vivid and timeless. The narrator captures the mood extremely well. I trust that I will find more from Olson and Wood in the future

Must have environmental classic

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Sigurd, you embody the deepest of my soul. The Singing Wilderness is the very story of my imagination.

No words…

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Authors essays make you feel like you are there. I love this book. His use of words are magic.

immersive.

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A great book. Hope they do more Sigurd book in audio. I really liked it.

Great listen

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