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The Lure of the Labrador Wild [Paperback]

Dillon Wallace (Author)

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  • Paperback: 218 pages
  • Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co; Reprint edition (September 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0930031296
  • ISBN-13: 978-0930031299
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 249 g

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The improbable collaboration between an ambitious young writer, Leonidas Hubbard, and a forty-year-old New York attorney, Dillon Wallace. They set off in the spring of 1903 with George Elson, an Aboriginal guide with no first-hand knowledge of their destination-the incompletely mapped Lake Michikamau region of interior Labrador. Beset by delays, the men paddle past their intended route, the Naskaupi River, and head up the dreadful Susan River instead. When in early September they finally glimpse the vast waters of Michikamau from atop an unknown mountain, the cold winds have already begun. With almost no food left the three begin a desperate struggle against starvation and the quickening pace of a cruel winter, heading homeward in a race for their lives. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank God the author lived and his book is being reprinted!, Sep 15 1998
By earl38@hotmail.com - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lure of the Labrador Wild (Paperback)
I cannot say enough about the content and the form of this book. It beautifully informs the reader not only of the enthusiasm of two would-be wilderness pioneers, but also of the errors they did not know they had made along the way to a tragic end. I get the feeling that the author, who wrote the book (according to the introduction) as a tribute to his lost mate, never overlooks or overplays any of the events that took place in the then-unchartered terrain of eastern Laborador. The author also makes plain that the voyage ended his youthful naivete by teaching him the necessity of respecting the natural world and of remembering our loves who slowly but surely disappear from our lives.

In short, Lure Of the Laborador Wild, despite its drab title, is an engrossing work. It is quiet, clearly written and, in a matter-of-fact way, terrifying. It towers far above all other nonfiction adventure books I have read over the past ten years.


3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The lure of the Labrador wild, Oct 18 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lure of the Labrador Wild (Paperback)
I have read this book several times, and would recomend it to anyone that enjoys an adventure story. I enjoy it even more than most as Leonidas Hubbard was my grandfathers first cousin.This book has been almost required reading in our family,(Hubbard).I hope the publisher will reprint it as we have many family members looking for a copy of the book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A haunting portrait of friends lost and friendship found, Feb 4 2002
By Jason Murphy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lure of the Labrador Wild (Paperback)
A deeply moving misadventure. In getting lost, these three men discovered the soul of Labrador as well as the true meaning of friendship and survival. This book is a classic.
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