Up North

Cook, Sam

ISBN 10: 0938586092 / ISBN 13: 9780938586098

Published by Pfeifer-Hamilton, Duluth, 1986

About this Item

Signed by the author title page. Near fine condition, cover edges slightly faded; dust jacket very good, tiny nick, light edgewear. 180 pages, sepia illustrations by Bob Cary, decorated endpapers, 8vo; brown cloth. Experiencing the North Country season by season. Seller Inventory # 015936

Bibliographic Details

Title: Up North

Publisher: Pfeifer-Hamilton, Duluth

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Cary, Bob

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis:

Up North is a certain way the wind feels on your face and the way an old wool shirt feels on your back. It's the peace that comes over you when you sit down to read one of your old trip journals, or the anticipation that bubbles inside when you start sorting through your tackle box early in the spring. In this unforgettable collection of essays, Sam Cook portrays the enchanting North Country as a state of mind as much as a geographical area. Up North captures the mystic moods, seasonal subtleties, and colorful characters that fill the region from the Minnesota canoe country to the vast expanse of the Northwest Territories. Organized by time of year, Up North describes every season's pleasures--sled dog racing in winter, hooking a northern pike on the first spring fishing trip, building a summer campfire, watching the aurora borealis in fall. Up North is an invitation to explore canoe country through Sam Cook's eyes and your own. "My favorite book for thedreamers or for any outdoor person who enjoys a good story... Sam Cook is a master at weaving a tale."

About the Author:

Written and researched by Sam Cook and Greg Ward.

"Jackpine Bob" Cary had never flown a floatplane himself, but knew and had flown with many of North America's most noted bush pilots and had been on a number of wild rides. During the eight years when he owned Canadian Border Outfitters, he worked with Pat Magie's Wilderness Wings to fly many of his clients into the roadless expanse of northern Minnesota and Canada. Bob lived in Ely, Minnesota with his wife Edith for about 40 years and witnessed the heyday of bush pilots in northern Minnesota.

"Jackpine Bob" Cary had never flown a floatplane himself, but knew and had flown with many of North America's most noted bush pilots and had been on a number of wild rides. During the eight years when he owned Canadian Border Outfitters, he worked with Pat Magie's Wilderness Wings to fly many of his clients into the roadless expanse of northern Minnesota and Canada. Bob lived in Ely, Minnesota with his wife Edith for about 40 years and witnessed the heyday of bush pilots in northern Minnesota.