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The Run to Gitche Gumee. A Novel.
Robert F. Jones
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Description for The Run to Gitche Gumee. A Novel.
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
It’s 1950, and Ben and Harry, two young men from Wisconsin, know their fun is about to come to an end. Ben will soon depart for the war in Korea while Harry will hit the books as a college freshman. They decide to end the summer on a high note with what will certainly be an adventurous canoe trip to Lake Superior, known to the Chippewa as Gitche Gumee.
On the way to Gitche Gumee, they row through terrifying rapids, fend off a ferocious black bear, and catch some of the biggest trout they’ve ever seen in their lives. ... Read more
It’s 1950, and Ben and Harry, two young men from Wisconsin, know their fun is about to come to an end. Ben will soon depart for the war in Korea while Harry will hit the books as a college freshman. They decide to end the summer on a high note with what will certainly be an adventurous canoe trip to Lake Superior, known to the Chippewa as Gitche Gumee.
On the way to Gitche Gumee, they row through terrifying rapids, fend off a ferocious black bear, and catch some of the biggest trout they’ve ever seen in their lives. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781626365735
SKU
V9781626365735
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99-15
About Robert F. Jones
Robert F. Jones was a novelist, contributing editor to Men’s Journal, and writer for Sports Illustrated and Field & Stream. In addition to Blood Sport, he authored multiple other works of fiction and nonfiction, among them the award-winning Jake and Upland Passage. He spent much of his life in western Vermont.
Reviews for The Run to Gitche Gumee. A Novel.
Jones provides lavish descriptions of the natural world and pays witness to man’s ever-growing distance from it.” —Publishers Weekly A stunner, a remarkable tale of high adventure in a style so readable and fun that I couldn’t put it down.” —Elmore Leonard Jones provides lavish descriptions of the natural world and pays witness to man’s ever-growing distance from it.” ... Read more