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Author Eggerling, Kristin.

Title Breath of wilderness : the life of Sigurd Olson / Kristin Eggerling.

Publication Info. Golden, Colorado : Fulcrum Publishing, 2013.

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 508.092 OLSON    Check Shelf
Description 93 pages : ill. ; 23 cm
Summary "Breath of Wilderness is the story of Sigurd Olson's love for wild places and how that love transformed his life. It inspired him to play a key role in the movement to preserve wilderness throughout North America, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the largest lakeland wilderness in the country. Olson's successful writing career, born from his devotion, spread his fervor worldwide. This is a story of one man finding his passion and standing up for what he believed even in the face of tremendous adversity. Olson knew immediately that once the wilderness was gone, it would be gone forever. There would be no getting it back"--Provided by publisher.
Audience Age 9 to 12.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-87) and index.
Contents Daniel Boone Days -- Decisions, Decisions -- The Meaning of the Outdoors -- National Wilderness Scene -- The Power of Words -- Never Give Up -- Listening Point -- Passing the Torch -- Afterword -- US Conservation Timeline -- Glossary -- Places to Visit -- Take It Outside -- To Learn More.
Subject Olson, Sigurd F., 1899-1982 -- Juvenile literature.
Naturalists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Conservationists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Nature conservation -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Wilderness areas -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Outdoor life -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Minn.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness.
ISBN 9781938486104 (alkaline paper)
1938486102 (alkaline paper)
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