Compass Guide to Alaska by John Murray
This guide to Alaska includes excerpts from the writings of Jack London, John Muir and Captain Cook, and covers the Klondike goldrush, Soapy Smith and crab fishing in the Bering Sea. It is part of a series of illustrated guides to individual states and cities of the USA.
Murray, John A.: -
John A. Murray is the author of forty-five books, including Cinema Southwest: An Illustrated Guide to the Movies and Their Locations, which received the Southwest Book Award, and Mythmakers of the West: Shaping America's Imagination, which received the Colorado Book Award. He was the founding editor of the world nature series for Oxford University Press and of the American Nature Writing annual for Sierra Club Books. Among his books is Writing About Nature: A Creative Guide, also available from the University of New Mexico Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781878867773 |
| ISBN 10 | 1878867776 |
| Title | Compass Guide to Alaska |
| Author | John Murray |
| Series | Compass American Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1997-02-11 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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