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Northern Rover
A.l. Karras
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Description for Northern Rover
Paperback. Reveals the geography, wildlife, and natural history of northeastern Saskatchewan as well as the business and social interactions between people. This book offers a look at the vanished subsistence and commercial economy of the boreal forest, based on the personal story of person who was a trapper, fur trader, prospector, and game guardian. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
From 1919 to 1970, Olaf Hanson was a trapper, trader, prospector, gameguardian, fisherman, and road blasting expert in northeasternSaskatchewan. He told his life story to popular Saskatchewan author A.L. Karras, who wrote this memoir in the 1980s.
From 1919 to 1970, Olaf Hanson was a trapper, trader, prospector, gameguardian, fisherman, and road blasting expert in northeasternSaskatchewan. He told his life story to popular Saskatchewan author A.L. Karras, who wrote this memoir in the 1980s.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
AU Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
EDMONTON, Canada
ISBN
9781897425015
SKU
V9781897425015
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About A.l. Karras
Arthur L. Karras authored the classic Saskatchewan books North toCree Lake: The Rugged Lives of the Trappers Who Leave CivilizationBehind and Face the North Wind. This manuscript came tolight after his death in 1999.
Reviews for Northern Rover
Olaf Hanson's colourful, encouraging, and at times tragic story teaches us valuable lessons yet today, nearly 30 years after A.L. Karras assembled this work from Hanson's own weathered notes and vibrant memory. - Anthony G. Gulig, Department of History, University of Wisconson