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Author: Michael Edmonds Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society ISBN: 0870204718 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 299
Book Description
Every American has heard of the lumberjack hero Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox. For 100 years his exploits filled cartoons, magazines, short stories, and children's books, and his name advertised everything from pancake breakfasts to construction supplies. By 1950 Bunyan was a ubiquitous icon of America's strength and ingenuity. Until now, no one knew where he came from—and the extent to which this mythical hero is rooted in Wisconsin. Out of the Northwoods presents the culture of nineteenth-century lumberjacks in their own words. It includes eyewitness accounts of how the first Bunyan stories were shared on frigid winter nights, around logging camp stoves, in the Wisconsin pinery. It describes where the tales began, how they moved out of the forest and into print, and why publication changed them forever. Part bibliographic mystery and part social history, Out of the Northwoods explains for the first time why we all know and love Paul Bunyan.
Author: Michael Edmonds Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society ISBN: 0870204718 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 299
Book Description
Every American has heard of the lumberjack hero Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox. For 100 years his exploits filled cartoons, magazines, short stories, and children's books, and his name advertised everything from pancake breakfasts to construction supplies. By 1950 Bunyan was a ubiquitous icon of America's strength and ingenuity. Until now, no one knew where he came from—and the extent to which this mythical hero is rooted in Wisconsin. Out of the Northwoods presents the culture of nineteenth-century lumberjacks in their own words. It includes eyewitness accounts of how the first Bunyan stories were shared on frigid winter nights, around logging camp stoves, in the Wisconsin pinery. It describes where the tales began, how they moved out of the forest and into print, and why publication changed them forever. Part bibliographic mystery and part social history, Out of the Northwoods explains for the first time why we all know and love Paul Bunyan.
Author: Kathryn Lasky Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780152168261 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 52
Book Description
When his Jewish parents send him to a Minnesota logging camp to escape the influenza epidemic of 1918, ten-year-old Marven finds a special friend.
Author: Kurt Mead Publisher: Kollath-Stensaas Publishing ISBN: 9781936571116 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 276
Book Description
Learn about all 102 species of dragonflies in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario in this third edition of the best-selling Dragonflies of the North Woods, which won a National Outdoor Book Award.
Author: Tom Hollatz Publisher: Ohio ISBN: 9780878391448 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of ghost stories of the Northwoods of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan includes photographs of houses and other places.
Author: Lois Walfrid Johnson Publisher: Mott Media (MI) ISBN: 9780880622851 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages :
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This exciting mystery and adventure series is set in the early 1900s in the untamed regions of Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin, and Michigan. These bestselling, historically accurate novels attract reluctant, average, and gifted readers. Both boys and girls identify with the characters who face danger and mystery while learning how to deal with peer pressure, family relationships, and the need for unconditional love and forgiveness. This set is the first five books in the series.
Author: Andrew J. Graff Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0063031922 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
“A rousing adventure yarn full of danger and heart and humor.” —Richard Russo An instant classic for fans of Jane Smiley and Kitchens of the Great Midwest: when two hardscrabble young boys think they’ve committed a crime, they flee into the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Will the adults trying to find and protect them reach them before it’s too late? It’s the summer of 1994 in Claypot, Wisconsin, and the lives of ten-year-old Fischer “Fish” Branson and Dale “Bread” Breadwin are shaped by the two fathers they don’t talk about. One night, tired of seeing his best friend bruised and terrorized by his no-good dad, Fish takes action. A gunshot rings out and the two boys flee the scene, believing themselves murderers. They head for the woods, where they find their way onto a raft, but the natural terrors of Ironsforge gorge threaten to overwhelm them. Four adults track them into the forest, each one on a journey of his or her own. Fish’s mother Miranda, a wise woman full of fierce faith; his granddad, Teddy, who knows the woods like the back of his hand; Tiffany, a purple-haired gas station attendant and poet looking for connection; and Sheriff Cal, who’s having doubts about a life in law enforcement. The adults track the boys toward the novel’s heart-pounding climax on the edge of the gorge and a conclusion that beautifully makes manifest the grace these characters find in the wilderness and one another. This timeless story of loss, hope, and adventure runs like the river itself amid the vividly rendered landscape of the Upper Midwest.
Author: Jim Rada Publisher: Sangfroid Press ISBN: 9780917939037 Category : Middle West Languages : en Pages : 0
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"[T]his book is the bible for those of us hoping to experience the best whitewater in the Northwoods. It features technical yet spirited descriptions of every significant run in the area, plus colorful tales of the author's journeys. A detailed rating system assists kayakers and canoers in choosing the best river for their level of experience, while accurate maps and a user-friendly layout lead paddlers straight to their chosen whitewater rivers and creeks"--Page 4 of cover.
Author: William J. O'Hern Publisher: ISBN: 9780974394367 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Long before Thomas O¿Donnell entered school he had chewed tobacco and pitched horseshoes with lumberjacks at his father¿s camp. He witnessed the felling of the tallest trees and watched wide-eyed as the lumberjacks rode the logs through swift waters. He sat at the table when they arm wrestled and was a spectator at axe throwing competitions. Life in a North Woods Lumber Camp is O¿Donnell¿s personal story of his life growing up in a lumber camp, vivid recollections that lay dormant for fifty years following his death. William J. O¿Hern has brought this lost treasure to light in a lavishly illustrated book with dozens of period photographs.
Author: Bob DuBois Publisher: Adventurekeen ISBN: 9780967379371 Category : Odonata Languages : en Pages : 0
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A comprehensive guide to all 44 species of North Woods damselflies, exclusively for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. The book's innovative format shows: 120 color photos of all North Woods, easy-to-use phenograms, and bars on photos which indicate damselfly length.
Author: Lois Walfrid Johnson Publisher: Mott Media (MI) ISBN: 9780880622868 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
This exciting mystery and adventure series is set in the early 1900s in the untamed regions of Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin, and Michigan. These bestselling, historically accurate novels attract reluctant, average, and gifted readers. Both boys and girls identify with the characters who face danger and mystery while learning how to deal with peer pressure, family relationships, and the need for unconditional love and forgiveness. This set is the last five books in the series.
Author: Michael Edmonds
Author: Michael Edmonds
Author: Kathryn Lasky
Author: Kurt Mead
Author: Tom Hollatz
Author: Lois Walfrid Johnson
Author: Andrew J. Graff
Author: Jim Rada
Author: William J. O'Hern
Author: Bob DuBois
Author: Lois Walfrid Johnson