'Breath of Wilderness is the story of Sigurd Olson's love for wild places and how that love transformed his life. It inspired him to play a key role in the movement to preserve wilderness
throughout North America, including the Boundary Waters Canoe AreaWilderness, the largest lakeland wilderness in the country. Olson's successful writing career, born from his devotion, spread
his fervor worldwide. This is a story of one man finding his passion and standing up for what he believed even in the face of tremendous adversity. Olson knew immediately that once the
wilderness was gone, it would be gone forever. There would be no getting it back'--Provided by publisher.
