A Republic of rivers
Subtitle: three centuries of nature writing from Alaska and the Yukon
By: edited by John A. Murray.
Contributors: Murray, John A., 1954-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
Subjects: Natural history -- Alaska; Natural history -- Yukon Territory
Description: This selection of Arctic-American literature covers both Alaska and the Yukon and includes writings by literary figures, missionaries, explorers, climbers, miners, scientists, backpackers, fishermen and native people, with a common theme of 'wild nature'. Selections date from 1741 to 1989.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-320) and index.