Saving Quetico-Superior : a land set apart / by R. Newell Searle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Searle, R. Newell, 1943-

Series:

Publications of the Minnesota Historical Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature conservation--Quetico-Superior Country (Ont. and Minn.)--History.

Nature conservation.

History.

Quetico-Superior Country (Ont. and Minn.)--History.

Quetico-Superior Country (Ont. and Minn.).

Physical Description:

xv, 275 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

[St. Paul] : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1977.

Summary:

Encompassing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Superior National Forest, Voyageurs National Park, and Grand Portage National Monument in Minnesota and Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, the Quetico-Superior is the only region of its kind in the U.S. and Canada. This book tells the story of the long campaign to secure and preserve it for posterity and also illustrates the development of an American idea -- wilderness preservation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0873511166 :

0873511182

OCLC:

3168883