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Breath of Wilderness is the story of Olson's love for wild places and how that love transformed his life, inspiring him to play a key role in the movement to preserve wilderness throughout North America, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the largest lakeland wilderness in the country.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Admiring and inspiring biography of the naturalist and devoted conservationist who helped draft the Wilderness Act of 1964.