Border Country by Martha Greene Phillips
A unique archival account of the early twentieth-century north woods, with friends and family, canoes, a ready wit, and a Graflex camera"Howard Greene’s narratives are not only a grand adventure but a rare glimpse of life along northern waterways during the early 1900sHis 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
"Border Country 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
"Although my stack of books sent to review already contains four others, the oversize book: Border Country dwarfed them all."-Anne Swenson, Ely Echo
"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."-Star Tribune
"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, Border Country makes it a joy to tag along on that journey."-OnMilwaukee
"A rich snapshot of early adventure."-Star Tribune
"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."-Minnesota History
Martha Greene Phillips spent several years researching her father’s canoeing and camping adventures and editing and annotating his journals of those trips. She is the author of The Floating Boathouses on the Upper Mississippi River and lives near Madison, Wisconsin.
Peter Geye is the award-winning author of Safe from the Sea, The Lighthouse Road, and, most recently, Wintering. He lives in Minneapolis.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781517901073 |
| ISBN 10 | 1517901073 |
| Title | Border Country |
| Author | Martha Greene Phillips |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Minnesota Press |
| Year published | 2017-09-26 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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