Trapping the Boundary Waters - A Tenderfoot in the Border Country, 1919-1920

Informationen zum Autor Charles Ira Cook Jr Klappentext On May 4, 1919, Charlie Cook set off for a year of adventure in the Minnesota-Ontario Boundary Waters. Soon abandoned by his comfort-loving companion, the restless World War I veteran spent an enlightening year learning-often the hard way-how to paddle and sail on windy lakes, hunt and fish for food, bake "rough delicacies" in a reflector oven, and build winter-proof shelters. His how-to descriptions of trapping beaver, mink, and other game are unsurpassed in their detail.Cook also found his way into the border community of Ojibwe and mixed-blood families and a motley assortment of mysterious travelers, game wardens, and loners, including trapper Bill Berglund (who "adopted" Cook until the tenderfoot's eagerness to harvest pelts came between them).Cook's adventure climaxed in a 700-mile expedition by dogsled north into Canada, where he reached the limits of his endurance-and just barely lived to tell the tale.For anyone who loves the Boundary Waters or wonders what this rugged region was like not so long ago, Cook's story reveals a world still ruled by nature but on the brink of change.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Ira Cook, Jr. Charles Ira Cook, Charles Ira Cook Jr
• Publisher: Minnesota historical press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2000
• EAN: 9780873513791
• ISBN: 978-0-87351-379-1
• No. of pages: 182
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 191 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Midwest Reflections
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic