{"product_id":"books-travels-in-alaska-by-john-muir","title":"Travels in Alaska","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eTravels in Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classic includes photographs from the original 1915 edition.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53481155821841,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780375760495.jpg?v=1777557504","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-travels-in-alaska-by-john-muir","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}