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John McPhee
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Coming Into the Country |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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417 |
| Date: |
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1981 |
| ISBN: |
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0553204718 |
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Bantam Books |
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0.45 pounds |
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3.9 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches |
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2 americanheartthrob (USA: VA), katerlio (USA: NY) |
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2 lilian27 (USA: CA), Teresa (USA: NC) |
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Product Description
Beyond the borders of the "lower forty-eight" lies America's ultimate wilderness, Alaska. The Big Land arouses dreams of terrifying cold, of snowy mountains, caribou, salmon, Eskimos, bears, gold and vast, million-acre tracts of virgin country. Now, come into the country with a justly celebrated guide, John McPhee. Take a remarkable journey with him by kayak down an arctic river, fish with him, explore the back country with him,
help search for the site of a new state capital, join in the daily events of Eagle, a bush community of one hundred souls.
Alaska has been intriguing folk for centuries. John McPhee gives it to us in all its dimensions: the pioneers, the politicians, the new frontiersmen. The ordinary people with extraordinary dreams. McPhee leaves us with images we will never forget.
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