Coming Into The Country
John McPhee
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1991)
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Alaska, Alaska - Description And Travel - 1959-1980, History / United States / State & Local / West, McPhee, John A, Travel / United States / West / Pacific
Paperback 9780374522872
English
Coming into the Countryis an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with urban Alaska, and with life in the remoteness of the bush. Readers of McPhee’s earlier books will not be unprepared for his surprising shifts of scene and ordering of events, brilliantly combined into an organic whole. In the course of this volume we are made acquainted with the lore and techniques of placer mining, the habits and legends of the barren-ground grizzly, the outlook of a young Athapaskan chief, and tales of the fortitude of settlers—ordinary people compelled by extraordinary dreams.Coming into the Countryunites a vast region of America with one of America’s notable literary craftsmen, singularly qualified to do justice to the scale and grandeur of the design.
Product Details
LoC Classification F910 .M29 1977
Dewey 917.98045092
Cover Price $17.00
No. of Pages 272
Height x Width 8.2 x 5.5  inch
Personal Details
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Location Travel
Purchase Date 4/12/2017