| Travels in Alaska Contributor(s): Muir, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395901480 ISBN-13: 9780395901489 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: John Muir first saw Alaska in 1879, only twelve years after it was purchased from Russia by the United States. Four more times, in 1880, 1881, 1890, and 1899, he was drawn back to this land of rivers and glaciers, sunsets and northern lights, campfires and Arctic stars. Few people have lived so many adventures, yet Muir was not a mere collector of adventure; the hazards he encountered - and many were spine-tingling - came as a result of his intense desire to examine new aspects of the natural world. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Nature | Animals - Wildlife - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 98011911 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.66 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
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Contributor Bio(s): Wallace, David Rains: - David Rains Wallace is the author of fifteen books, including The Turquoise Dragon, The Quetzal and the Macaw, The Monkey's Bridge (a 1997 New York Times Notable Book), and The Klamath Knot, which won the Burroughs Medal in 1984. He was raised in Connecticut and graduated from Wesleyan College. He now lives in Berkeley, California.Muir, John: - John Muir (1838-1914) was one of the most influential conservationists and nature writers in American history. He was instrumental in the creation and passage of the National Parks Act, and founder of the Sierra Club, acting as its president until his death. Muir was a spirit so free that all he did to prepare for an expedition was to "throw some tea and bread into an old sack and jump the back fence."Wallace, David Rains: - David Rains Wallace is the author of fifteen books, including The Turquoise Dragon, The Quetzal and the Macaw, The Monkey's Bridge (a 1997 New York Times Notable Book), and The Klamath Knot, which won the Burroughs Medal in 1984. He was raised in Connecticut and graduated from Wesleyan College. He now lives in Berkeley, California. |