Charles Ira Cook Jr

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Trapping the Boundary Waters: A Tenderfoot in the Border Country, 1919-1920Paperback, 15 March 2000

Trapping the Boundary Waters: A Tenderfoot in the Border Country, 1919-1920
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Part of Series
Midwest Reflections
Part of Series
Minnesota
Print Length
204 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Date Published
15 Mar 2000
ISBN-10
0873513797
ISBN-13
9780873513791

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.

Product Details

Author:
Charles Ira Cook Jr
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
15 March 2000
Dimensions:
20.07 x 13.21 x 1.52 cm
ISBN-10:
0873513797
ISBN-13:
9780873513791
Language:
English
Location:
Saint Paul, MN
Pages:
204
Weight:
299.37 gm

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