The Great Land: Reflections on Alaska
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Takes readers whale watching, glacier viewing, and visiting the town of Cordova in the wake of the great Exxon Valdez oil spill. More than a scenic tour, it offers observations of the Aleuts by a Russian Orthodox priest, remembrances of changing lifeways by a young Eskimo, and recollections of the first white explorers by a 120-year-old Athabaskan woman. It features contributions by visiting naturalists John Muir and Edward Hoagland, literary views from John Dos Passos, and contributions by native Alaskans whose names are not as well known but who know their land and their neighbors as no outsider can.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0816514178
ISBN13:9780816514175
Release Date:May 1994
Publisher:University of Arizona Press
Length:317 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:9.8" x 1.0" x 5.8"
Related Subjects
Alaska General Natural History Nature & Ecology Pacific State & Local Travel Travel Writing WestCustomer Reviews
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Great Rediscovery
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I had this collection of essays in college, and lost it in a divorce (lost as in misplaced, not as in she wanted it; she didn't). Essays include very early accounts of Alaskan exploration, Native Alaskan narratives (in the original language with English translations) to modern essays on the ecology and sociology of Alaska. "No Road" by John Keeble is of particular interest, as it maps out the impact of the Exxon-Valdez disaster on Cordova, a small fish and lumber village laid near to waste by the spill. If we want lessons to guide us during the British Petroleum fiasco in the Gulf of Mexico, this is the place to start. Excellent work by the editors, and fine work from the authors.
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