| Where Mountains Are Nameless: Passion and Politics in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Contributor(s): Waterman, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393330176 ISBN-13: 9780393330175 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: The "compelling" ("Seattle Times") story behind a most sacred piece of American wilderness. Adventurer Jonathan Waterman braves polar bears and frigid waters in a journey through the heart of the Alaskan wilds--and into the heated political debate surrounding the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. A 19-million-acre wilderness that may contain as much as 16 billion barrels of crude oil, the Refuge has been at the center of an epic battle between conservationists and developers. Waterman's unforgettable trek, which will air on PBS as part of "National Geographic's Wild Chronicles" series, brings readers face to face with perhaps the most sought after patch of American soil and those who--like the pioneering conservationists Olaus and Mardy Murie--have made it their life's work to preserve it. 16 pages of photographs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Polar Regions - Nature | Animals - Wildlife - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 333.951 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.5" W x 8.18" (0.61 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
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| Publisher Description: Adventurer Jonathan Waterman braves polar bears and frigid waters in a journey through the heart of the Alaskan wilds--and into the heated political debate surrounding the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. A 19-million-acre wilderness that may contain as much as 16 billion barrels of crude oil, the Refuge has been at the center of an epic battle between conservationists and developers. Waterman's unforgettable trek, which will air on PBS as part of National Geographic's Wild Chronicles series, brings readers face to face with perhaps the most sought after patch of American soil and those who--like the pioneering conservationists Olaus and Mardy Murie--have made it their life's work to preserve it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Waterman, Jonathan: - Jonathan Waterman is a photographer, the author of nine books, and an accidental filmmaker. His award-winning work often explores the North, and he recently earned a Literary Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He and his family live outside Carbondale, Colorado. |