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Summary: A great read!
Review: I loved this book! The author not only takes the reader along on a spectacular trip through some of the remotest regions of the continent, he also conveys to the reader his deep respect for science, nature, and humanity. This is a beautiful book and I recommend it highly.
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Summary: True North: Exploring the Great Wilderness by Bush Plane
Review: Many interesting tidbits of information on Canadian bush history with several spectacular photos. One needs to be cautioned that the author will frequently deviate to hop on his soapbox to decry Christianity and reject Creation while espousing evolution as fact. The book does, however, inspire you to yearn for a trip of your own into the Canadian and Alaskan bush. While the author feels the "algae colonies brought us the breath of life," he should have used a different forum. I didn't feel this was a guide book for discovery as I had hoped.
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Summary: This is my uncle he wrote this book.
Review: My uncle wrote this book. He is an amazing author. If you dont believe me i dont care. I am telling the truth.
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Summary: Hard to put down
Review: One of the most relaxing, educational reads I have ever had. Well written and fact filled. A must read for anyone.
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Summary: Hard to put down
Review: One of the most relaxing, educational reads I have ever had. Well written and fact filled. A must read for anyone.
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Summary: Truly a wonderful book
Review: This beautifully written and insightful book makes you want to buy your own Piper Cub and head north for adventure. Although it features a lot of talk about flying and airplanes, you don't have to be a pilot to enjoy it. I certainly didn't feel that the author was using the book as a 'soapbox' to propagate his personal views on religion. I suppose if one was a fundamentalist Christian, some of his occasional comments might be troubling; but then why would a fundamentalist Christian would read a book by a former VP of the American Humanist Association?! It's interesting to note that the original title of the book was "True North: Exploring the Great Canadian Wilderness by Bush Plane". In the subsequently-published US edition, the word "Canadian" was deleted (why?).
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Summary: Enjoying the Northwoods Vicariously
Review: This is a great book. It describes the wilderness of the North while describing some of the history of that area that makes it so fascinating. The explorers that first visited these areas and the conditions they found provide a great contrast to that of the author. Interesting and relevant history is also provided
in a manner that makes it very readable. I recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Enjoying the Northwoods Vicariously
Review: This is a great book. It describes the wilderness of the North while describing some of the history of that area that makes it so fascinating. The explorers that first visited these areas and the conditions they found provide a great contrast to that of the author. Interesting and relevant history is also provided
in a manner that makes it very readable. I recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: A different kind of travel.
Review: This is a story of travel in the Canadian Arctic, in Nunavut, in the Northwest Territories, in Yukon and Alaska. It is an exciting and informative tale. Erickson is an experienced pilot who has taken many journeys into the far north, where there are few roads, but every lake is an airport for a small seaplane. Every stream and inlet is a fisherman's paradise, and catching a trout or char for lunch is a matter of minutes. Erickson is passionate about flying, and the technology that makes it possible. He introduces us to the sciences of flight, of navigation, of nature's flora and fauna. A truly engaged person, Erickson has much respect for the Inuit. He tells us about their history and present life. The eastern half of northern Canada has become the Nunavut Territory with an Inuit (not Eskimo) legislature and administration, and a constitution similar to other Canadian territories. At 772,000 square miles Nunavut is larger than Alaska or Quebec. We learn a lot about the region. Aside from his own experience, Erickson is very familiar with the history of the land and peoples. He recounts events in the history of the Hudson Bay Company, which was founded in 1670 and is jokingly known as "Here Before Christ." Yet more than any other institution it explored, opened, settled and exploited the region. A discussion about navigation leads Erickson into describing the growth of ancient astronomy and how it was revived by Copernicus and Galileo. An examination of horsetails, ancient plants, leads him into a consideration of Darwin and what he learned on a different journey aboard the Beagle. Flying along a fault scarp brings to mind the story of Alfred Wegener and the beginning of plate tectonics research. Every stop suggests new ideas. This is an enjoyable travel story. It avoids the many qualities of heroic bragging. Rather the author emphasizes the insistent need for care, precision, and experience. The northern woods do not suffer fools gladly. Plane wrecks, graves, and lost limbs testify how easy it is to come to harm. But there is a strong quality of everyman in this book, a feeling that I could do this journey given the time, money, and strong enough desire.
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Summary: Stop Whining!
Review: This is truly a great adventure story, and when the author reflects on how indigenous people suffered from religious bigotry, those damning the book just need to stop whining and wake up and face reality. The book is also true to the natural world, and if religious cry babies can't face the reality of evolution, then go read something else, but quit trying to pan this fine, reationalistic adventure story.
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