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Guide to Outdoor Literature

Outdoor Book Reviews: Reviews of New & Upcoming Books, Reviews of Outdoor Classics, Reading Recommendations, and More

Reading Lists: Best Outdoor Books

The Internet's Most Extensive Collection of Reading Lists for Outdoor Book Lovers

Outdoor Stories & Articles

Outdoor adventure stories, profiles of old-timers, and reflections of days spent in the outdoors

Outdoor Education Papers

Professional Papers for the Outdoor Education Field

My Books

Guide to Idaho Paddling: Easy paddling trips in Idaho

Winter Tales: History of Skiing in the old days and a trail guide

Never Turn Back: Biography of the whitewater world's most famous personality

Ski Camping: Skiing & Camping in the Winter

Other Books

Outdoor Resources

Equipment Lists, How-to Articles & Other Helpful Information

Software: (Shareware & Freeware)

AnyPO: The Industry Standard Software For Creating Purchase Orders

AnyOrder: Software for Running an Internet or Mail Order Business

AnyCard: Inexpensive Software for Credit Card Processing

Raceaid: Free Racing Software for fun runs, cross-country races & triathlons

AnyBook: Software for running a book Publishing Business

 

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Outdoor Literature Resources & Links

Here are links to materials that I provide for an outdoor literature course that I teach at Idaho State University: 

• Outdoor Generations, The Concept of Wilderness & Its Connection with Religion

• Reminiscences of an 1800′s Trapper: Osborne Russell

• Wilderness and Photographic Art

• Henry David Thoreau Lecture Notes

• Mark Twain Lecture Notes

• Edward Wymper Lecture Notes

• John Wesley Powell Lecture Notes

• Isabella Bird and John Muir Lecture Notes

• Mary Kingsley Lecture Notes

• Robert Falcon Scott Lecture Notes

• Ernest Shackleton Lecture Notes

• Into Thin Air & Everest Mountaineering History Lecture Notes

• Aldo Leopold, Sigurd Olson & History of Conservation Lecture Notes

• Colin Fletcher & Edward Abbey Notes

• Women Outdoor Writers Lecture Notes

 

Links to Maps:

• Mark Twain’s Route Out West (Roughing It)

• Mark Twain’s Survival Ordeal (Roughing It)

• Edward Whymper’s Route on the Matterhorn

• John Wesley Powell: Map of Colorado Travels

• John Wesley Powell: Map of the Canyons of the Green & Colorado Rivers

• Isabella Bird in Colorado

• Mary Kingsley’s Travels in Africa

• Jack London / Robert Service – Route to Klondike Gold Rush

• Robert Falcon Scott – Journey to the South Pole

• Ernest Shackleton – Escape from Antarctica

 

Information on Wilderness Art:

• Wilderness Art Intro Page – Links to All Images of Art Studied in the Class
  (For detailed information on each of the paintings and the painters, see Background # 3)

 

Hand-outs on the Generations:

• Generations in American History (List, Definitions, Characteristics)

• Outdoor Generation Profiles in Outdoor Literature & History

• Generational Types

• Social Movements

• Dominant and Recessive Outdoor Generations

• Comprehensive Paper on the Generational Analysis & Outdoor Adventure
  

 

Classroom Readings Not Included in the Anthology

• To Build a Fire by Jack London

• “The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert Service   .
  (Note: the Osborne Russell readings are found in Background # 1
  readings and notes)

Course Syllabus

• Syllabus

• Primary Author List

 

Other Information:

• Annotated List of Primary Works Used in the Class

• Best Reading Lists

• National Outdoor Book Awards

 

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