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(0)Eric Sevareid
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1930 two novice paddlers—Eric Sevareid and Walter C. Port—launched a secondhand 18-foot canvas canoe into the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling for an ambitious summer-long journey from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay. Without benefit of radio, motor, or good maps, the teenagers made their way over 2,250 miles of rivers, lakes, and difficult portages. Nearly four months later, after shooting hundreds of sets of rapids and surviving exceedingly...
Author
Pub. Date
1976
Physical Desc
xxi, 522 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In this captivating first-person account, Eric Sevareid describes in thrilling detail his time as a journalist covering international affairs during World War II. From a young man in North Dakota to an instrumental figure in establishing CBS as an international news organization, Sevareid witnessed the shaping of America's journalistic landscape. His experiences provide an invaluable glimpse into the trials and tribulations of a dogged reporter. With...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1930 two young Minnesota men launched their 18-foot canvas canoe in the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling to begin the journey from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay. Fourteen weeks, 2250 miles, and 60 portageso later they ended their journey at York Factory, Manitoba.
