03169nam 2200613 a 450 991078440010332120200520144314.00-8166-9231-9(CKB)1000000000346873(EBL)310539(OCoLC)476095023(SSID)ssj0000199842(PQKBManifestationID)11168736(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000199842(PQKBWorkID)10197422(PQKB)10288462(OCoLC)191662118(MdBmJHUP)muse39465(Au-PeEL)EBL310539(CaPaEBR)ebr10180206(CaONFJC)MIL522714(MiAaPQ)EBC310539(EXLCZ)99100000000034687320001011d2001 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe meaning of wilderness[electronic resource] essential articles and speeches /Sigurd F. Olson ; edited and with an introduction by David BackesMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20011 online resource (224 p.)Outdoor Essays & ReflectionsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8166-3708-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Chronology of Sigurd Olson's Life; Introduction; Reflections of a Guide (1928); Search for the Wild (1932); The Romance of Portages (1936); Let's Go Exploring (1937); Why Wilderness? (1938); Flying In (1945); We Need Wilderness (1946); The Preservation of Wilderness (1948); The Quetico-Superior Wilderness Laboratory (1951); Those Intangible Things (1954); Our Need of Breathing Space (1958); Beauty Belongs to All (1959); The Spiritual Aspects of Wilderness (1961); The Wilderness Concept (1962); The Spiritual Need (1966)Remarks to National Park Service Master Plan Team Members (mid-1960s)What Is Wilderness? (1968); A Longing for Wilderness (1973); Writings by Sigurd F. Olson; IndexDespite the enduring popularity of The Singing Wilderness, Listening Point, Reflections from the North Country, and his other books, a major portion of Sigurd F. Olson's wilderness writing-much of it originating as speeches-has been relatively inaccessible, scattered in a number of magazines and obscure books over a period of more than fifty years, or never published at all. The Meaning of Wilderness gathers together the most important of Olson's articles and speeches, making them available in one place for the first time. The book also contains an introduction and chapter-by-chapter commentarOutdoor Essays & ReflectionsNatural historyNorth AmericaPhilosophy of natureNatural historyPhilosophy of nature.508.7Olson Sigurd F.1899-1982.1476972Backes David1476973MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784400103321The meaning of wilderness3691800UNINA