{"product_id":"trapping-the-boundary-waters-charles-ira-cook-jr-9780873513791","title":"Trapping the Boundary Waters: A Tenderfoot in the Border Country, 1919-1920","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCook 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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCook'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Ira Cook Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0873513797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780873513791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minnesota Historical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2000 pg. 116","brand":"Charles Ira Cook Jr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989634023679,"sku":"9780873513791","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ebdb32b-7b63-40f8-9727-fd3272ed3596.jpg?v=1683300619","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trapping-the-boundary-waters-charles-ira-cook-jr-9780873513791","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}