{"product_id":"the-singing-wilderness-sigurd-f-olson-9780816629923","title":"The Singing Wilderness","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e A long-awaited paperback edition of this classic bestseller. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Singing Wilderness is Sigurd Olson's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOlson 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOlson's 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 lover's bookshelf and backpack. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sigurd F. Olson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816629927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816629923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/14\/1997","brand":"Sigurd F. Olson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050929516799,"sku":"9780816629923","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af33f4a4-d62e-4f07-9ed5-8eba4e07328c.jpg?v=1685010077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-singing-wilderness-sigurd-f-olson-9780816629923","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}