National Outdoor Book Award
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Edition 3 (1999) Winner
John James Rowlands
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John James Rowlands
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1892-06-19 （Aberdeen, North Carolina）
- Died
- 1972-11-16 （Boston, Massachusetts） age 80
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Aberdeen, North Carolina (birthplace) → Northern Ontario, Canada (Cobalt/Porcupine regions, prospecting period) → Boston, Massachusetts (career; death) → Cohasset, Massachusetts (retirement residence)
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, writer, outdoorsman, public relations (news service director)
- Active Years
- 1910-1960
- Affiliations
- MIT News Service (first director), United Press (New York / New England bureau), The Springfield Union (staff), National Sportsman (contributor)
- Influenced By
- Chief Tibeash (Cree trapper; friend and teacher), Henry B. Kane (illustrator and photographer; friend)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staunton Military Academy | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Fishburne Military School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Meisterschaft College (Toronto) | — | — | — | — | Canada |
Staunton Military Academy
Country:
United States
Fishburne Military School
Country:
United States
Meisterschaft College (Toronto)
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | National Outdoor Book Award (Outdoor Classic) | Cache Lake Country: Life in the North Woods | Outdoor Classic | National Outdoor Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 1955 | Honorary member of the MIT Alumni Association | — | — | MIT Alumni Association | 名誉会員 |
National Outdoor Book Award (Outdoor Classic)
1999
Work:
Cache Lake Country: Life in the North Woods
Category:
Outdoor Classic
Organization:
National Outdoor Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Honorary member of the MIT Alumni Association
1955
Organization:
MIT Alumni Association
Result:
名誉会員
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cache Lake Country: Life in the North Woods
1947 Nature/outdoors non-fiction (fictionalized)A fictionalized account based on experiences in the lake country of Northern Ontario. It recounts Rowlands' friendship with Chief Tibeash, woodcraft and wilderness lore, and vivid nature descriptions.
naturewoodcraftencounters with Indigenous culturewilderness/adventure
Spindrift
1960 essaysA collection of essays born from a period of reflection after retirement, featuring coastal life, nature, and personal recollections.
coastal landscapesremembrancenature observation
Bibliography
- Cache Lake Country: Life in the North Woods (1947)
- Spindrift (1960)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed nature descriptionincorporation of practical woodcraft lorecalm, observation-based prose
- Recurring Motifs
- attention to natural detailpractical focus on trees and toolssolitude and friendship (notably with Chief Tibeash)
Legacy
John J. Rowlands is regarded as a 20th-century outdoors and nature writer. Cache Lake Country influenced later outdoor literature through its nature descriptions and woodcraft lore; reissues and awards have kept the work in circulation.
Academic Societies
- MIT Alumni Association (honorary member)
Archives
- MIT Institute Archives (materials related to the MIT News Office)
Trivia
- Reportedly among the first to bring news of President Warren G. Harding's death to Vice President Calvin Coolidge in 1923.
- Became an honorary member of the MIT Alumni Association in 1955.
- Cache Lake Country was illustrated by his friend Henry B. Kane.
- Worked as a prospector and surveyor in Northern Ontario; his friendship with Chief Tibeash greatly influenced his writing.