{"product_id":"distant-fires","title":"Distant Fires","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\"The waves on Lake Superior nearly splattered them all over the cliffs, and mosquitoes almost ate them alive in the Boundary Waters. Halfway through the three-month trip, they buried their underwear. But who needs underwear when you’re 22 years old and living out the adventure of a boyhood dream?\" —\u003ci\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDistant Fires\u003c\/i\u003e, a true-life adventure, describes a 1,700-mile canoe trip from Duluth to York Factory on Hudson Bay. Anderson and a companion retraced the paddles taken by Eric Sevareid and a companion almost sixty years earlier. Their trials and tribulations, plus Anderson’s sense of humor, make the trip fun in book form. Pen-and-ink illustrations are by noted Minnesota wildlife artist Les Kouba.\" —\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Distant Fires is a voyage of discovery. Scott Anderson is an inquisitive traveler, and when he sees something that piques his interest, he stops for a chat. He also has a marvelous eye for the natural world that surrounds him in his summerlong journey. He is a natural-born writer.\" —\u003ci\u003eDuluth News Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Some of [Anderson’s] phrasing is very happy indeed: ‘the resting place of the rivers.’ I wish I had written that.\" —Eric Sevareid\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scott Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53616416063868,"sku":"9780816655038","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780816655038_a87fc2f1-52de-4701-851b-1932e194d950.jpg?v=1746711741","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/distant-fires","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}