A Republic of Rivers
Three Centuries of Nature Writing from Alaska and the Yukon
Published on 7. May 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-19-507605-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first comprehensive anthology of nature writing in Alaska and the Yukon. Ranging from 1741 to the present, it includes work by such major American writers as Jack London, Anne Dillard, and Edward Abbey, but the full beauty of this Arctic state is perhaps more dramatically captured in the writings of the explorers, missionaries, climbers, miners, scientists, fishermen, and Native Americans for whom its flora and fauna are a way of life.
Reviews / Votes
By the end of the book you are convinced that no matter how grand the scenery, how spectacular the views, the people who explore, who climb Mount Denali, or live by themselves during the Alaskan winters and then write about it, are no less spectacular. * The Christian Science Monitor * Here, for the first time, is a collection of writings about Alaska from diverse viewpoints and times....Murray's introduction provides a strong structure. * Booklist *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
18pp halftones
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
591 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-507605-9 (9780195076059)
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Additional editions
E-Book
09/1990
OUP eBook
€12.99
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Person
John A. Murray is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.