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Sigurd F. Olson, Reflections from the North Country. Hardbound in glassine-protected dust jacket. NY: Knopf, 1976. Xiv, 172 pages. Illustrated. 1st edition. Book and dust jacket fine. $8.50.
Reflections from the North Country is Sigurd F. Olson’s profound meditation on the human connection to wilderness, written during the final years of his life. Often regarded as his most intellectually significant work, this collection of essays combines lyrical nature writing with impassioned environmental advocacy. Based on speeches delivered at town meetings and government hearings, the book serves as a cornerstone of Olson’s literary legacy, alongside The Singing Wilderness and Listening Point.
In this wide-ranging work, Olson evokes the soaring grace of raven, osprey, and eagle, the call of the loon, and the song of the hermit thrush. He challenges the reader to loosen the grasp of technology and the rush of contemporary life and make room for a sense of wonder heightened by being in nature. From evolution to the meaning and power of solitude, Olson meditates on the human condition, offering eloquent testimony to the joys and truths he discovered in his beloved north-country wilderness.
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