REFLECTIONS FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780394402659
• ISBN10: 0394402650
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1976-01-01
• Publisher: MINNESOTA

Summary

Written in the last years of his life, Reflections from the North Country is often considered Sigurd Olson's most intellectually significant work. In an account alive with anecdote and insight, Olson outlines the wilderness philosophy he developed while working as an outspoken advocate for the conservation of America's natural heritage.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Reflections
Primal Heritage
Frontiers	p. 3
The Gatherers	p. 8
Nomads	p. 15
Intuition	p. 21
Timelessness	p. 27
Solitude	p. 32
The Great Silences	p. 37
Mystery and the Unknown	p. 42
Evolution of Mind	p. 47
The Dream of Hudson Bay	p. 53
Search for Meaning
Harmony	p. 61
Awareness	p. 67
Aliveness	p. 73
Oneness	p. 79
Beauty	p. 83
Simplicity	p. 89
Courage	p. 95
Freedom	p. 101
Tradition	p. 106
Wholeness	p. 112
The Imponderables
The Intangibles	p. 121
Love of the Land	p. 127
Flashes of Insight	p. 133
Balance and Order	p. 139
Know Thyself	p. 145
Contemplation	p. 150
Immortality	p. 155
The Emergent God	p. 163
Epilogue
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