{"product_id":"9781770706682","title":"Paddling the Boreal Forest: Rediscovering A.P. Low","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe boreal forest of Quebec\/Labrador – some of the most rugged and isolated land in Canada – has captivated avid canoeists for generations. In the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, the intrepid A.P. Low of the Geological Survey of Canada spent, in total, more than ten years of his working life surveying the area. Employing Aboriginal canoemen and guides, he travelled by canoe, snowshoe and sailing vessel to map and document much of this vast territory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenged by the mystique of this extraordinary Canadian, canoeists \u003cb\u003eMax Finkelstein\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJames Stone\u003c\/b\u003e retraced Low’s routes – by their admission, their toughest canoe trip ever! Using archival sources, oral history and personal experience, they tell the story of A.P. Low and, in the process, reveal the environmental issues now facing this much threatened Canadian wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Once again \u003cb\u003eMax Finkelstein\u003c\/b\u003e has blessed us with his incredible ability to make history of exploration come alive. Rather than sit behind a desk and try to imagine the ’misadventures’ Low would have had, he goes out and duplicates them, and along the way creates a few tales of his own. This is one great read and we should be thankful that people like Max and \u003cb\u003eJim Stone\u003c\/b\u003e exist in this world of ours.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eKevin Callan, well-known author and canoeist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"From A.P. Low’s logs and reports, \u003cb\u003eMax Finkelstein\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJim Stone\u003c\/b\u003e give vitality to that great geological surveyor. Interspersed are vivid accounts of their own challenging canoe voyages on the same rivers and portages of the boreal forest and rock in the James Bay\/Ungava\/Labrador country of the Cree, Innu and Inuit. What emerges is an eloquent testimonial for the wilderness canoe trip in the Canadian experience.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce W. Hodgins, Emeritus Professor of History, Trent University; President, Camp Wanapitei; Member, Advisory Council, Canadian Canoe Museum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135221121264,"sku":"9781770706682","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770706682_p0.jpg?v=1763775067","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770706682","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}