Runes of The North

This quarter for my first book I have selected Runes of The North by Sigurd F. Olson. This author specializes in writing books about the environment and nature. This particular book is about the wilderness from the Quetico-Superior and Hudson Bay to the Yukon and Alaska. This book is not extremely well known but I often like to test books that aren’t talked about a lot as I often discover my favorite books that way. It really interests me the way Olson is able to tie the facts and descriptions of the north, and his own experiences together. An example of this from the beginning is when he encounters and Indians who typically don’t give out gifts to strangers. One of the Indians gives him what is described as a small finely made fish net. The Indian tells him that it is meant to be hanged above you while sleeping to catch the bad things in your dreams. This was obviously identified as a dream catcher in English. I look forward to reading more of this book, as it is an interesting mix of and memoir, non-fiction and historical non-fiction. If you like learning about Indians and the land of Canada and Alaska I would recommend this book to you.