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Tip of the Iceberg

My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier

ISBN-13: 9781101985120

Contributor(s): Mark Adams

Subjects: Travel Writing

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Dutton

Publication Date: 30-05-2019

Format: Paperback

Availability: In stock

£13.99

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About the book

In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organised 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. More than a hundred years later, Mark Adams sets out to retrace the 1899 expedition. Along the way, he encounters dozens of unusual characters (and a couple of very hungry bears) and investigates how lessons learned in 1899 might relate to Alaska's current struggles in adapting to climate change.

Tip of the Iceberg

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