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Path of the Paddle
By Bill Mason

Back in print! This is it folks, the best canoeing book ever written. If you canoe, this book is a must.

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Paperback
- 200 pages
Rev&Updtd edition
(March 1995)
Northword Pr;
ISBN: 1559714700
; Dimensions (in inches): 0.59 x 8.54 x 10.25

The Boundary Waters Wilderness Ecosystem
by Miron  (Bud)  Heinselman

Bud Heinselman was a naturalist who devoted his life to the Boundary Waters. He was one of the principals involved in the 1978 BWCA Wilderness Act. In this book he shares with the reader the complexity and beauty of the Boundary Waters ecosystem.

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Hardcover
Published by Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd)
Publication date: September 1, 1996
Dimensions (in inches): 10.46 x 8.92 x 1.15
ISBN: 0816628041

Boundary Waters: Grace of the Wild
by Paul Gruchow
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Hardcover
- 212 pages
1 Ed edition
August 1997)
Milkweed Editions;
ISBN: 1571312110 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.04 x 8.78 x 5.80

A Wilderness Within: The Life of Sigurd F. Olson
by David Backes

Finally a biography of the man whose love of the area led him to play a key roll in listing the Boundary Waters in the1964 Wilderness Act. Author of numerous books about the Boundary Waters and his northwoods experiences Olson's name  and memory will always be linked to the Boundary Waters.

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Hardcover, 424 pages
Published by Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd)
Publication date: September 1997
Dimensions (in inches): 9.28 x 6.28 x 1.38
ISBN: 0816628424

Troubled Waters
by K. Proescholdt, Rip Rapson and Miron L. Heinselman

Troubled Waters traces the struggle to pass the 1978 BWCA Wilderness Act. Much of the present controversy dates back to the period form 1975 to 1978. The material presented in Troubled Waters  is relevant to the present controversy surrounding the Boundary Waters. Sources include public records, published articles, interviews and the personal notes of the authors, all of whom were personally involved in the struggle.

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Paperback, 333 pages
Published by North Star Pr of st Cloud
Publication date: October 1, 1996
Dimensions (in inches): 8.77 x 5.82 x .66
ISBN: 0878391002
 

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