The North Runner
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2003
- Category
- Wildlife, General, Personal Memoirs
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896219660
- Publish Date
- Sep 2003
- List Price
- $28.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554883387
- Publish Date
- Sep 2003
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
The North Runner is a true and moving story of the building of trust between a man and an exceptional dog that was half wolf, half Alaskan Malamute, and the resulting mutual affection and respect between them.
About the authors
R.D. Lawrence, the son of an English father and a Spanish mother, was born at sea, aboard a British passenger ship sailing in Spanish territorial waters. His early years in Spain and his Spanish Civil War and World War II experiences are well-documented in his autobiography, The Green Trees Beyond.
Paddler, author, environmentalist and raconteur, Max Finkelstein works as the Communications Officer for the Canadian Heritage Rivers System, CanadaÃs national program for river conservation. When he is not speaking about, writing about, or otherwise promoting CanadaÃs river heritage, Max can usually be found paddling on a river. He has paddled over 22,000 kilometres in North America, Europe, Africa and Australia. His first book, Canoeing a Continent: On the Trail of Alexander Mackenzie, which described his experiences retracing the historic first crossing of North America by a European, was released by Natural Heritage in 2002. Paddling the Boreal Forest: Rediscovering A.P. Low, an extraordinary project undertaken with his friend and paddling partner James Stone, sent the two of them to northern Quebec to retrace and experience first-hand the routes of geologist, map-maker and explorer A.P. Low.
Max and his wife, Connie Downes, live in Ottawa, where they are introducing their son, Isaac Thelon, to a life of travelling on and learning about rivers.
Editorial Reviews
"A remarkable story about the bond between a man and his dog ... Lawrence combines adventure with a keen appreciation of the natural beauty of the land."
Other titles by
The Green Trees Beyond
The Shark
Nature’s Masterpiece
Voyage of the Stella
Paddy
The Classic Story of a Baby Beaver and the Naturalist Who Adopted Him
In Praise of Wolves
The R.D. Lawrence Library
Where the Water Lilies Grow / The North Runner / The Place in the Forest
Secret Go the Wolves
The Ghost Walker
Trail Of Wolf
