Once upon a wilderness
By: Calvin Rutstrum ; illustrations by the author.
Edition: 1st University of Minnesota Press ed.
Series: The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press; Univ Of Minnesota Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Outdoor life -- Canada; Camping -- Canada
Description: "Though he began his life as a Twin Cities resident, Calvin Rutstrum came to see noise, material wealth, and perpetual frenzy as the narcotics of the city dweller. Like Henry David Thoreau, he set out to live a simpler, more meaningful life. In his pursuit, Rutstrum came to appreciate the natural world and the skills necessary to survive in it. Part memoir, part guidebook, and part environmental treatise, Once Upon a Wilderness is a treasury of wilderness wisdom.".

"Rutstrum reminisces about lessons that his time in the wilderness has taught him. He writes about a range of backcountry issues, including environmental preservation, cultural sensitivity toward Native Americans, the urban versus the rural, and the artistic value of practical skills. Through his thoughtful consideration of the pleasure and value of wilderness, Rutstrum offers a clarion call for a saner, more socially responsible and environmentally sensitive way of living."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1973.