Trapping the Boundary Waters: A Tenderfoot in the Border Country, 1919-1920 - Charles Ira Cook Jr

Descriere Trapping the Boundary Waters: A Tenderfoot in the Border Country, 1919-1920 - Charles Ira Cook Jr

\nOn 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. \n \nCook 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). \n \nCook'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. \n \nFor 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.

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Minnesota Historical Society Press

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ENSTK

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9780873513791

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1

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