Tip of the Iceberg
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Tip of the Iceberg by Mark Adams
**The National Bestseller**From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, a fascinating, wild, and wonder-filled journey into Alaska, America's last frontier
In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized 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 sublime wilderness, both the lure that draws one million tourists annually on Inside Passage cruises and as a natural resources larder waiting to be raided. As ever, it remains a magnet for weirdos and dreamers.
Armed with Dramamine and an industrial-strength mosquito net, Mark Adams sets out to retrace the 1899 expedition. Traveling town to town by water, Adams venturesthree thousand miles north through Wrangell, Juneau, and Glacier Bay, then continues west into thecolder and stranger regions of the Aleutians and the Arctic Circle. 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 the pressures of a changing climate and world.
Mark Adams has been coaching cycling for almost 25 years and has spent 23 years with Wales Cycling and British Cycling, working in both World Class and Development, including the creation of the Talent Team program. Over the past ten years, he has served as a coach for the Hargroves Racing Team.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781101985120 |
| ISBN 10 | 1101985127 |
| Title | Tip of the Iceberg |
| Author | Mark Adams |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2019-05-28 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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