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In the late 1800s, John Muir made several trips to the pristine, relatively unexplored territory of Alaska, irresistibly drawn to its awe-inspiring glaciers and its wild menagerie of bears, bald eagles, wolves, and whales. Half-poet and half-geologist, he recorded his experiences and reflections in Travels in Alaska, a work he was in the process of completing at the time of his death in 1914. As Edward Hoagland writes in his Introduction, "A century and a quarter later, we are reading Muir's] account because there in the glorious fiords . . . he is at our elbow, nudging us along, prompting us to understand that heaven is on earth--is the Earth--and rapture is the sensible response wherever a clear line of sight remains." This Modern Library Paperback Classic includes photographs from the original 1915 edition.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780375760495
  • ISBN-10: 0375760490
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publish Date: June 2002
  • Dimensions: 8.02 x 5.18 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.44 pounds
  • Page Count: 272

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