The Resource Kinds of winter : four solo journeys by dogteam in Canada's Northwest Territories, Dave Olesen
Kinds of winter : four solo journeys by dogteam in Canada's Northwest Territories, Dave Olesen
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The item Kinds of winter : four solo journeys by dogteam in Canada's Northwest Territories, Dave Olesen represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
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- Summary
- "After a fifteen-year career as a sled dog racer, musher Dave Olesen turned his focus away from competition and set out to fulfill a lifelong dream. Over the course of four successive winters he steered his dogs and sled on long trips away from his remote Northwest Territories homestead, setting out in turn to the four cardinal compass points - south, east, north, and west - and home again to Hoarfrost River. His narrative ranges from the personal and poignant musings of a dogsled driver to loftier planes of introspection and contemplation. Olesen describes his journeys day by day, but this book is not merely an account of his travels. Neither is it yet another offering in the genre of wide-eyed southerner meets the Arctic, because Olesen is a firmly rooted northerner, having lived and travelled in the boreal outback for over thirty years. Olesen's life story colours his writing: educated immigrant, husband and father, professional dog musher, working bush pilot, and denizen of log cabins far off the grid. He and his dogs feel at home in country lying miles back of beyond. This book demolishes many of the cliches that imbue writings about bush life, the Canadian Far North, and dogsledding. It is a unique blend of armchair adventure, personal memoir, and thoughtful, down-to-earth reflection"--Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- Compass Points, Over the Boulders, Eager
- South
- East
- North
- West
- Afterword
- Appreciations and Acknowledgements
- Appendix A: Food, Gear, and Some Notes on Winter Camping
- Appendix B: The Dogs and Their Care
- Appendix C: Some Tricks for Dead-Reckoning Navigation
- Isbn
- 9781771120692
- Label
- Kinds of winter : four solo journeys by dogteam in Canada's Northwest Territories
- Title
- Kinds of winter
- Title remainder
- four solo journeys by dogteam in Canada's Northwest Territories
- Statement of responsibility
- Dave Olesen
- Subject
-
- Dogsledding -- Northwest Territories
- Electronic books
- Northwest Territories
- Northwest Territories -- Description and travel
- Olesen, Dave, 1957-
- Olesen, David -- Travel -- Northwest Territories
- Snow camping
- Snow camping -- Northwest Territories
- TRAVEL -- Canada -- Territories & Nunavut (NT, NU, YT)
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter -- Northwest Territories
- Dogsledding
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "After a fifteen-year career as a sled dog racer, musher Dave Olesen turned his focus away from competition and set out to fulfill a lifelong dream. Over the course of four successive winters he steered his dogs and sled on long trips away from his remote Northwest Territories homestead, setting out in turn to the four cardinal compass points - south, east, north, and west - and home again to Hoarfrost River. His narrative ranges from the personal and poignant musings of a dogsled driver to loftier planes of introspection and contemplation. Olesen describes his journeys day by day, but this book is not merely an account of his travels. Neither is it yet another offering in the genre of wide-eyed southerner meets the Arctic, because Olesen is a firmly rooted northerner, having lived and travelled in the boreal outback for over thirty years. Olesen's life story colours his writing: educated immigrant, husband and father, professional dog musher, working bush pilot, and denizen of log cabins far off the grid. He and his dogs feel at home in country lying miles back of beyond. This book demolishes many of the cliches that imbue writings about bush life, the Canadian Far North, and dogsledding. It is a unique blend of armchair adventure, personal memoir, and thoughtful, down-to-earth reflection"--Publisher's description
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- NLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Olesen, David
- Dewey number
- 917.19/3044
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- F1060
- LC item number
- .O44 2014eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Life writing series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Olesen, David
- Dogsledding
- Snow camping
- Winter
- Northwest Territories
- Olesen, Dave
- TRAVEL
- Dogsledding
- Snow camping
- Travel
- Winter
- Northwest Territories
- Label
- Kinds of winter : four solo journeys by dogteam in Canada's Northwest Territories, Dave Olesen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Compass Points, Over the Boulders, Eager -- South -- East -- North -- West -- Afterword -- Appreciations and Acknowledgements -- Appendix A: Food, Gear, and Some Notes on Winter Camping -- Appendix B: The Dogs and Their Care -- Appendix C: Some Tricks for Dead-Reckoning Navigation
- Control code
- 883939775
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781771120692
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 02b37b07-66d4-418c-a19c-c2016438406f
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)883939775
- Label
- Kinds of winter : four solo journeys by dogteam in Canada's Northwest Territories, Dave Olesen
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Compass Points, Over the Boulders, Eager -- South -- East -- North -- West -- Afterword -- Appreciations and Acknowledgements -- Appendix A: Food, Gear, and Some Notes on Winter Camping -- Appendix B: The Dogs and Their Care -- Appendix C: Some Tricks for Dead-Reckoning Navigation
- Control code
- 883939775
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781771120692
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 02b37b07-66d4-418c-a19c-c2016438406f
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)883939775
Subject
- Dogsledding -- Northwest Territories
- Electronic books
- Northwest Territories
- Northwest Territories -- Description and travel
- Olesen, Dave, 1957-
- Olesen, David -- Travel -- Northwest Territories
- Snow camping
- Snow camping -- Northwest Territories
- TRAVEL -- Canada -- Territories & Nunavut (NT, NU, YT)
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter -- Northwest Territories
- Dogsledding
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