| Trapping the Boundary Waters: A Tenderfoot in the Border Country, 1919-1920 Contributor(s): Cook Jr, Charles Ira (Author), Cook, Harry B. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0873513797 ISBN-13: 9780873513791 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 977.670 |
| LCCN: 99040555 |
| Series: Midwest Reflections |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.66 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On 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. Cook 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). Cook'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. For 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. |