Distant Fires

✍ Scribed by Scott Anderson

• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 177
• Edition: 1ST
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Beginning on a front porch in Duluth, Minnesota, and ending three months later in Hudson Bay, author Scott Anderson took every canoeist's dream trip. Filled with humor, mis-adventure, and ultimate success, Distant Fires is a must-read for anyone who has ever picked up a paddle. An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 9
1. Baptism......Page 16
2. The Shore......Page 24
3. Grand Portage......Page 36
4. Height O' Land......Page 42
5. Kawnipi......Page 50
6. Call Me Ishmeal......Page 56
7. Namakan Moon, Underwear Fires......Page 62
8. River's Edge......Page 68
9. Dam Portages......Page 76
10. The Mountie's Daughters......Page 82
11. Ghosts......Page 92
12. False Dawn......Page 96
13. Horror at the Fish Camp......Page 100
14. The Melting Pot......Page 108
15. New in Town......Page 118
16. A House of God......Page 124
17. The Solitude of Four......Page 132
18. A Burning Sky......Page 142
19. The Last B.D......Page 152
20. Distant Fires......Page 164