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    Breath of Wilderness: The Life of Sigurd Olson
    Breath of Wilderness: The Life of Sigurd Olson
    Breath of Wilderness: The Life of Sigurd Olson
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    Breath of Wilderness: The Life of Sigurd Olson

    By Kristin Eggerling

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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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFulcrum Publishing
    Release dateMay 25, 2016
    ISBN9781938486418
    Breath of Wilderness: The Life of Sigurd Olson

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      Admiring and inspiring biography of the naturalist and devoted conservationist who helped draft the Wilderness Act of 1964.

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