Northland
A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border

The books isn't BAD, BUT it could have been so much better. I think the project got away from the author. It became too much for him--understandably so, he's literally trying to "cover" 4,000 miles, countless cultures, sub-cultures, diverse groups of native peoples, 300 years of history including th......more

This was an easy read, but it was really a quick journey to disappointment. The framework is a series of vignettes as the author alights on various parts of the Canadian-American border -- the Ste Croix river, the Great Lakes (via a Canadian laker), the Grand Portage/Quetico region, central North Da......more

As someone who has spent time in the Northeast, Great Lakes and Northwest, I find it intriguing to read them all grouped together as the Northland. I learned a lot about the start of the Boundary Waters. Most importantly, the end chapter with more reading intrigues the most, starting with “Champlain......more

(Note: I received an advanced electronic copy of this book from NetGalley) The pages of this travelogue will fly by fast for readers as they follow the author along on an informatively enjoyable journey from Maine to Washington state through the US’s northern border, a fascinating boundary land that......more

Fascinating book, but difficult to classify -- it is part adventure story, part travelogue, part history, part political commentary. The author undertook a voyage of discovery: to trace (most) of the border between the United States and Canada. I was impressed by the vividness of his descriptions, e......more