David Backes (author)
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[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-01-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E1DC123FF935A15753C1A961958260
External links[]
- University bio
- Sigurd F. Olson website (maintained by Backes)
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