UPPER YUKON

WILDERNESS OF THE UPPER YUKON by Charles Sheldon 1911 First Edition- Hunting. Charles Scribner’s 1911 September printing. Color illustrations

Charles Sheldon - The Wilderness of the Upper Yukon: A Hunter's Explorations for Wild Sheep in Sub-Arctic Mountains. New York, Scribners, 1911 (1st ed.) xx,354pp.; col. frontis. & 1 other colored plate; numerous photo plates; 4 maps (inc. 1 foldg.) A tight copy in new custom binding. Some pages have tears on the sides from opening. See photos.

Charles Alexander Sheldon (17 October 1867 – 21 September 1928) was an American conservationist and the "Father of Denali National Park". He had a special interest in the bighorn sheep and spent time hunting with the Seri Indians in Sonora,Mexico, who knew him as Maricaana Caamla ("Americanhunter"). Another favorite haunt was the lakes and rivers which later became Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia whereSheldon built a cabin at Beaverskin Lake.

The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Nevada is named in Sheldon's honor.