Tip of the iceberg
Subtitle: my 3,000 mile journey around wild Alaska, the last great American frontier
By: Mark Adams
Series: Thorndike Press large print narrative and nonfiction; Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 499
ISBN-13: 9781432855338
Subjects: Large type books; Travel; Description and travel
Description: "In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized 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" -- Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-495).