Eric W. Morse
Eric W. Morse was an author, wilderness canoe traveler and historian. He was born in 1904 and died in 1986.[1]
Life
In 1952, he and three diplomats from the United Nations began taking treks in the wilderness of Canada.[2] Several of his wilderness trips were with Sigurd Olson. He was national director of Canadian Clubs from 1949 until 1971.[2] In 1984, he was one of four persons (the others including Chuck Yeager and Sally Ride) conferred Honorary Memberships in the Explorer's Club.[3] In 1977, Canadian Geographic magazine published an eight-page article by Morse titled Recreational canoeing in Canada; its history and its hazards.[4][5] In 1955 Morse, Sigurd Olson and four others took a 500 mile canoe trip on the Churchill River from Île-à-la-Crosse to Cumberland House. An account of this trip was enshrined as Sigurd Olson's book The Lonely Land. [6] This group took several trips together before and after that journey.[7]
Books
Books authored by Morse include:[8][9][10]
- Fur trade canoe routes of Canada / Then and now First published in 1969 [11]
- Fur trade canoe routes of Canada First published in 1971
- Canoe routes of the voyageurs First published in 1962
- Freshwater Saga Memoirs of a Lifetime of Wilderness Canoeing First published in 1987 [12]
- The exploration of Canada First published in 1971
References
- ^ Eric W. Morse Fonds (collections) R8288 Canadian National Archives R8288 Prepared in 2002 by R. Fisher for the Social and Cultural Archives Retrieved 10/28/20/13 http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000794.pdf
- ^ a b Bio and Publisher's Weekly book review info. Retrieved 10/28/13 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/freshwater-saga-eric-w-morse/1114477701?ean=9780802026101
- ^ Listing of honorary members of the Explorer's Club Retrieved 10/28/13 http://www.explorers.org/index.php/about/history/honorary_members
- ^ Canadian Geographic magazine web site Retrieved 10/28/13 "From the archives" box gives 1977 date for Canadian Geographic article. "In 1977, canoeing pioneer Eric W. Morse described in the Canadian Geographical Journal the history of utilitarian and recreational canoeing in Canada. After the First World War, writes Morse, two-thirds of Canadians lived in cities, giving the wilderness—and canoeing—a new purpose. “[T]he wilderness instead of being hated and feared had come to have a new, escape value,” he writes, “and the canoe remained the best way to penetrate it.”" "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Canadian Geographic magazine article: Recreational canoeing in Canada; its history and its hazards. By Eric W. Morse Retrieved 10/28/13 http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/ja12/pdf/recreational_canoeing_web.pdf
- ^ Che-mun journal Summer 2005 The Journal of Canadian Wilderness Canoeing Pages 5 & 8 Retrieved 10/29/13 http://www.ottertooth.com/che-mun/121/chemun121.pdf
- ^ Sigurd F. Olson: An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society archive inventory, summarization and overview Sig Olson materials Retrieved 10/29/13 http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00316.xml
- ^ Barnes & Noble listing of his books Retrieved 10/28/13 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/eric-w.-morse
- ^ Open directory project listing of his books. Retrieved 10/28/13 https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL971948A/Eric_W._Morse
- ^ http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/11461.html Retrieved 10/29/13
- ^ Amazon.com listing and image of Fur trade canoe routes of Canada / Then and now Retrieved 10/29/13https://www.amazon.com/Fur-Trade-Canoe-Routes-Canada/dp/0802063845
- ^ Amazon listing, description and image of book Freshwater Saga Memoirs of a Lifetime of Wilderness Canoeing Retrieved 10/29/13 https://www.amazon.com/Freshwater-Saga-Lifetime-Wilderness-Canoeing/dp/0942802551