The Silence of the North,

by Olive A. Fredrickson and Ben East

Book Overview

When she was nine years old, Olive Fredrickson witnessed her mother's death in the Arctic wilderness. At nineteen, she married a trapper who led her into a perilous life far removed from the comforts... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 051750104X
• ISBN13: 9780517501047
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Crown Pub
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Great Tale of the North

This is a very straightforward telling of a woman’s life in Canada during the time of riding horses, dog sleds and boats to get around. Her family homesteaded and then she and her husband trapped later on.

10 STARS

IF YOU FEEL SORRY FOR YOUR LOT IN LIFE..READ THIS..ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I EVER READ...

A powerful tribute to one woman's will to survive!

Wow-this book was so fun and sad and interesting to read, all at the same time. Olive's story is piercing and makes one ponder the amazing will to live in the face of such overwhelming odds. A fantastic true adventure story!

Sad but wonderful

A story of a courageous strong woman. Descriptions of the environment (land & conditions) enticing. I found myself being scared right along side of Olive. A real adventure story.

Action packed,full of suspense story , good for all ages.

A fresh, uncomplicated tale of the people who adventured north in the past. Action packed, engaging and reveling, this book will remain for ever one of my favorite adventure and romance stories. It shows much about how people may face a foreign environment, difficulties, and above all themselves. All comes out in very simple and clear language, with suits the story and the characters divinely.

One of my favorite books and also made for T.V. Movies

This was a favorite, and it was done with no bad words or violence, other than from nature, I loved it and still wonder what happened to Olive and her second husband after they were married and flew off in the airplane. I watch it everytime it comes on tv. I have taped it and shown it many times to company.