Tip of the Iceberg: My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier

by Mark Adams

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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. Those aboard encountered a land of immeasurable beauty and impending environmental calamity. More than a hundred years later, Alaska is still America's most...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1101985100

ISBN13:9781101985106

Release Date:May 2018

Publisher:Dutton Books

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.27 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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