1968 Runes Of The North by Sigurd F. Olson |
Item #: BOC806 Our price: $12.50 |
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Published May 1968 by Alfred A. Knopf (first published August 12th 1963) Illustrations by Robert Hines Hardcover, 255 pages Sigurd F. Olson was an American author, environmentalist, and advocate for the protection of wilderness. For over thirty years, he served as a wilderness guide in the lakes and forests of the Quetico-Superior country of northern Minnesota and northeastern Ontario. Olson writes, "My runes have come from the wilderness, for in its solitude, silence, and freedom .... I know there are moments of insight when ancient truths do stand out more vividly, and one senses anew his relationship to the earth and to all life". Runes of the North explores these values, insights, and truths. Olson weaves the tales and myths with his own stories and experiences as an explorer, writer, grandfather, and biologist. "This inner world has to do with the wilderness from which we came", he writes, "timelessness, cosmic rhythms, and the deep feelings men have for an unchanged environment". Olson tells of Native American legends and traditions, like dream catchers and wild rice harvests, as well as the pure pleasure of the Finnish sauna. Each story portrays the special magic one finds in the wilderness and is filled with moments, that Olson writes, "are worth waiting for, and when they come in some unheralded instant of knowing, they are of the purest gold". Near fine copy with some very slight bumped corners. No dust jacket. Very good to excellent without writings. Feel free to email any questions that you may have prior to purchase. Thanks for stopping in! |
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