Tip of the iceberg : my 3,000 mile journey around wild Alaska, the last great American frontier
Adams, Mark, 1967-2018
Large Print
In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organised a most unusual summer voyage to the wilds of Alaska: He converted a steamship into a luxury 'floating university', populated by some of America's best and brightest scientists and writers, including the anti-capitalist eco-prophet John Muir. Those aboard encountered a land of immeasurable beauty and impending environmental calamity. More than a hundred years later, Alaska is still America's most sublime wilderness, both the lure that draws a million tourists annually on Inside Passage cruises and a natural resources larder waiting to be raided. As ever, it remains a magnet for weirdos and dreamers. Armed with Dramamine and an industrial-strength mosquito net, Mark Adams sets out to retrace the 1899 expedition. Using the state's intricate public ferry system, the Alaska Marine Highway System, Adams travels three thousand miles, following the George W. Elder's itinerary north through Wrangell, Juneau and Glacier Bay, then continuing west into the colder and stranger regions of the Aleutians and the Arctic Circle. Along the way, he encounters dozens of unusual characters (and a couple of very hungry bears) and investigates how lessons learned in 1899 might relate to Alaska's current struggles in adapting to climate change.
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Edition:
Large print edition.
Imprint:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press Large Print, 2018.©2018.
Collation:
499 pages (large print) : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Notes:
"Thorndike Press large print narrative and nonfiction."Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781432855338
Dewey class:
917.9804
Language:
English
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BRN:
369445
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Large Print - Nonfiction | 917.9804 TIP | Available |