David Backes (author)
Appearance
David Backes (born May 14, 1957 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American author and professor, best known for writing a biography of Sigurd F. Olson. The book, entitled A Wilderness Within: The Life of Sigurd F. Olson, won the Small Press Book Award for 1998,[1] and received a positive review in the New York Times.[2]
Backes was a professor in the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies department of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee until his retirement in 2015.
Works
- Spirit of the North: The Quotable Sigurd F. Olson
- The Meaning of Wilderness: Essential Articles and Speeches of Sigurd F. Olson.
- Canoe Country: An Embattled Wilderness
- The Wilderness Companion
- A Wilderness Within: The Life of Sigurd F. Olson
References
External links
- University bio
- Sigurd F. Olson website (maintained by Backes)