The Lure of Faraway Places

Reflections on Wilderness and Solitude

Nonfiction, Sports, Water Sports, Canoeing, Outdoors, Outdoor Skills, Travel, Adventure & Literary Travel
Cover of the book The Lure of Faraway Places by Herb Pohl, Dundurn
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Herb Pohl ISBN: 9781770706279
Publisher: Dundurn Publication: May 11, 2007
Imprint: Dundurn Language: English
Author: Herb Pohl
ISBN: 9781770706279
Publisher: Dundurn
Publication: May 11, 2007
Imprint: Dundurn
Language: English

The Lure of Faraway Places is the publication canoeist Herb Pohl (1930-2006) did not live to see published. But Pohl's words and images provide a unique portrait of Canada by one who was happiest when travelling our northern waterways alone. Austrian-born Herb Pohl died at the mouth of the Michipcoten River on July 17, 2006. He is remembered as "Canada's most remarkable solo traveller."

While mourning their loss, Herb Pohl's friends found, to their surprise and delight, a manuscript of wilderness writings on his desk in his lakeside apartment in Burlington, Ontario. He had hoped one day to publish his work as a book. With help and commentary from best-selling canoe author and editor James Raffan, Natural Heritage is proud to present that book, Herb's book, The Lure of Faraway Places. "There's nothing like it in canoeing literature," says Raffan. "It's part journal, part memoir, part wilderness philosophy and part tips and tricks of the most pragmatic kind written about parts of the country most of us will never see by the most committed and ambitious solo canoeist in Canadian history."

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Lure of Faraway Places is the publication canoeist Herb Pohl (1930-2006) did not live to see published. But Pohl's words and images provide a unique portrait of Canada by one who was happiest when travelling our northern waterways alone. Austrian-born Herb Pohl died at the mouth of the Michipcoten River on July 17, 2006. He is remembered as "Canada's most remarkable solo traveller."

While mourning their loss, Herb Pohl's friends found, to their surprise and delight, a manuscript of wilderness writings on his desk in his lakeside apartment in Burlington, Ontario. He had hoped one day to publish his work as a book. With help and commentary from best-selling canoe author and editor James Raffan, Natural Heritage is proud to present that book, Herb's book, The Lure of Faraway Places. "There's nothing like it in canoeing literature," says Raffan. "It's part journal, part memoir, part wilderness philosophy and part tips and tricks of the most pragmatic kind written about parts of the country most of us will never see by the most committed and ambitious solo canoeist in Canadian history."

More books from Dundurn

Cover of the book Haunted Ontario 2-Book Bundle by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Under Arrest by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Aboriginal Peoples and Electoral Reform in Canada by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Reading the Bones by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Growing Up in the Oil Patch by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book To Go Upon Discovery by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Foundations of Faith by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Shadow Puppet by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Colossal Canadian Failures by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Above Ground by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Eating Bitter by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Mike Filey's Toronto Sketches, Books 7-9 by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Battle Cry at Batoche by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Cornwall and Redfern Mysteries 2-Book Bundle by Herb Pohl
Cover of the book Twilight Is Not Good for Maidens by Herb Pohl
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy