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Synopsis
This breathtaking memoir follows the early life and times of Gerald R. Patterson, a remarkable young man raised in the lake area of northern Minnesota that serves as the portal to the Boundary Waters canoeing country and the Canadian Quetico. Of the thirty-one people who lived on Patterson s Robinson Lake, twenty-eight were relatives, each relying on one another to survive the harsh seasons and economic hardships of the Great Depression. The author invites readers to get to know the family as he shares stories from his wilderness upbringing, successfully recapturing the wonder and imagination they inspired in him as a child. He later details his experience as a Scout and freelance canoe guide in the 1940s and 50s, narrating tales of adventure, risk, and bravado, yet never straying far from a quiet sense of beauty and appreciation for his surroundings. Eventually caught up in World War II, Patterson s life story comes full circle when he returns to his family and realizes he can never lose what he learned there. Ultimately, A Guide s Tale is a moving tribute to the family and the wilderness that shaped an adventurous spirit, and an insightful journey into the life of a canoe guide, as it s never been told before.
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About the Author
Gerald R. Patterson graduated with a Ph.D. in research psychology from the University of Minnesota, and founded his own research institute that produced an award-winning theory of aggressive behavior in children and a proven set of treatments still used in Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands, and the state of Michigan. He is the author of several parenting books, including Living with Children and Living with Adolescents. Now in his eighties, the author still counts white water canoeing, downhill skiing, and fly fishing as some of his favorite hobbies, and visits the Robinson Lake area often with his wife and children.
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- PublisherVantage Pr
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0533161010
- ISBN 13 9780533161010
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages170
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