{"product_id":"snowshoe-country-9781517912734","title":"Snowshoe Country","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic and gorgeous accounts of two legendary naturalists' journeys through summer and winter in the north country--in two new stand-alone paperback editions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When \u003ci\u003eCanoe Country\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSnowshoe Country\u003c\/i\u003e were first published, in 1938 and 1944, respectively, readers were charmed by their enchanting portrayal of the wilderness of northern Minnesota. Florence Page Jaques and her husband, Francis Lee Jaques, became celebrated champions of the Boundary Waters and its majestic environs. Now, these classic books are both back in print as paperback editions. \u003cp\u003eA well-traveled New York sophisticate, Florence Page Jaques fell in love with northern Minnesota during her first trips to the region, and she recounted those early experiences in \u003ci\u003eCanoe Country\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSnowshoe Country\u003c\/i\u003e. She writes of the excitement of traveling by foot, canoe, snowshoe, and dogsled. Weeks of solitude canoeing through the Boundary Waters are interrupted by encounters with the denizens of the north country. In these two volumes, her vivid stories are matched by her famous husband's spectacular drawings; Francis Lee Jaques captures the delicate power of Minnesota's seasons, from the cascading falls of summer to the frozen lakes of winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517912734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.25h x 7.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Florence Page Jaques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41334605807797,"sku":"9781517912734","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b54f39e7-cd5c-4e17-b60c-78a019156e29.jpg?v=1636433621","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/snowshoe-country-9781517912734","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}