Trail of Wildrns Wand

by Andy Russell

Book Overview

This book presents an engaging, anecdotal account of the author's adventures in the Northern Rockies. From his boyhood days through his adulthood as a trapper, guide, naturalist, and outdoorsman, Andy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039444938X
• ISBN13: 9780394449388
• Release Date: December 1970
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent intro to a great Canadian naturalist

You'll get a bit of everything from Andy Russell in this book -- extolling the wilderness wonders of Canada's southern Rockies, talks about dealing with balky horses and mules, discussions of a rugged childhood, living off the land and more. And, Andy Russell is a good storyteller in all of this. Somebody needs to get him on tape. I saw this book in a bookstore at Banff National Park a couple of years back. An excellent purchase.

Full of Life

This book exudes a zest for living I've seldom come across. Written by an outdoorsman/professional guide/hunter/trapper/rancher, the quality of writing is surprisingly good, in fact,superb. I don't recall any dull pages in this book. It is brim-full of tales of the wilderness and all the denizens thereof; ranchers, trappers ,Indians ,horses ,grizzlies and more. There are lavish descriptions of the wilderness itself. The depiction of growing up in this unspoiled(at that time) wilderness was very refreshing. Five stars because it is the best of its kind I have read.

Full of Life

This book exudes a zest for living I've seldom come across. Written by an outdoorsman/professional guide/hunter/trapper/rancher, the quality of writing is surprisingly good, in fact,superb. I don't recall any dull pages in this book. It is brim-full of tales of the wilderness and all the denizens thereof; ranchers, trappers ,Indians ,horses ,grizzlies and more. There are lavish descriptions of the wilderness itself. The depiction of growing up in this unspoiled(at that time) wilderness was very refreshing. Five stars because it is the best of its kind I have read.

True stories from the West

Trails Of A Wilderness Wanderer are true stories from the West blending the autobiography of an outdoorsman with accounts of living in the wild places of the Rockies, following old trails and meeting hunters and explorers. An absorbing outdoorsman's diary filled with nature and observations of the wild.

Outstanding storyteller of the Canadian Frontier

Mr. Russell takes you back to the early days when only Indians and bears roamed the land, through his youth and adulthood as an outdoorsman in the wilds of early Canada. He tells of living a life we can only dream of now. The people he writes of were real and made Canada what it is today. I have reread this book almost yearly since it came out in 1971. You will feel as if you have walked his trails with him and love the life he led. An excellent gift for the city-bound outdoorsman!!!