{"product_id":"border-country-the-northwoods-canoe-journals-of-howard-greene-1906-1916-9781517901073","title":"Border Country: The Northwoods Canoe Journals of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1906, a Milwaukee businessman set out with his young sons and some friends to canoe and camp in the north woods of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Canada. It was the first of several month-long journeys Howard Greene and “The Gang” would make over the years, each detailed in remarkable, handmade journals and documented in hundreds of large-format photographs. Reproduced here with a large selection of photographs and maps, these journals convey readers into a riverine world of outdoor adventure—a northland wilderness and way of life that were, even as Howard Greene charted their genuine charms, already vanishing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduced and annotated by Greene’s daughter, these observant narratives run rapids and portage and paddle lakes and rivers, including the Chippewa, Wisconsin, St. Croix, and Presque Isle as well as traveling in areas now in Quetico Provincial Park and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Along the way Greene, a skilled photographer, captures images of logging and mining operations, primitive dams and even more primitive camping, trading posts, and many remote Native American villages. Through it all runs the story of family and friendship forged over campfires in the north woods, reported with dry wit, a keen eye for detail, and an abiding interest in the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed decades before Sigurd Olson or Calvin Rutstrum began documenting the wild life of the upper Midwest, Howard Greene’s journals are a window into a world at once familiar and strange, the wilderness caught on the verge of becoming the North Woods we know today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Howard Greene’s narratives are not only a grand adventure but a rare glimpse of life along northern waterways during the early 1900s. His superb photographs have a haunting quality that betrays the radical environmental and social change that was to come. You can almost hear Kent Ryden’s ‘quiet human voices whispering in the landscape.’\"—Mary Graves, chief of Cultural and Natural Resources, Voyageurs National Park\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBorder Country\u003c\/i\u003e is evidence of the long sway wild places have had over our lives and imaginations. The pages you’re about to read are, in short, a testament: to both past and future wildernesses, and the ways we inhabit them. And are inhabited by them.\"—Peter Geye, from the Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Although my stack of books sent to review already contains four others, the oversize book: \u003ci\u003eBorder Country \u003c\/i\u003edwarfed them all.\"—\u003cb\u003eAnne Swenson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEly Echo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Although the sepia-toned historical photos are the most compelling part of this volume, Greene’s tales of shooting rapids, surviving hailstorms and dodging log drives are engaging, as are her homelier depictions of packing lists and offspring.\"—\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deep and unparalleled look at the state as it appeared a century ago. And because of Greene's writing style and his focused lens,\u003ci\u003e Border Country\u003c\/i\u003e makes it a joy to tag along on that journey.\"—\u003ci\u003eOnMilwaukee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rich snapshot of early adventure.\"—\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book will be of interest to historians as they describe a north country on the verge of becoming vacationland. It will also be of interest today’s wilderness enthusiasts, who are used to lightweight canoes and tents and modern fabrics - especially those who are fascinated by descriptions of vintage camping equipment.\"—\u003ci\u003eMinnesota History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003eCanoeing the North Woods: A Field Guide\u003cbr\u003e1. The Wisconsin River, 1906\u003cbr\u003e2. The St Croix River Trip, 1907\u003cbr\u003e3. The Gang on the Presque Isle, 1909\u003cbr\u003e4. The Rambles of the Gang in the Rainy Lake Country, 1910\u003cbr\u003e5. The Rambles of the Gang on the Dawson Trail, 1911\u003cbr\u003e6. The Gang and the Pigeon Outfit, 1914\u003cbr\u003e7. Pack and Paddle from Tower to Ranier, 1915\u003cbr\u003e8. The Chippewa River Trip, 1916\u003cbr\u003eCoda\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eFor further reading\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040953860439,"sku":"9781517901073","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781517901073.jpg?v=1750948391","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/border-country-the-northwoods-canoe-journals-of-howard-greene-1906-1916-9781517901073","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}