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Northern Exposures : An Adventuring Career in Stories and Images
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Waterman, Jonathan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conservationists--Arctic regions--Biography.
- Mountaineers--Arctic regions--Biography.
- Travel photography--Arctic regions.
- Travel writing--Arctic regions.
- Waterman, Jonathan.
- Mountaineers.
- Conservationists.
- Travel writing.
- Travel photography.
- Local Subjects:
- Conservationists--Arctic regions--Biography.
- Mountaineers--Arctic regions--Biography.
- Travel photography--Arctic regions.
- Travel writing--Arctic regions.
- Waterman, Jonathan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Waterman's profound respect for the northern lands burns on every page, and his photos and essays prove to us that there is still beauty in this world-beauty worth fighting for."-Robert RedfordNorth of the sixtieth parallel, the sun shines for less than six hours in the winter, and towering mountains are the only skyscrapers. Pristine waters serve caribou, moose, and bears in an unbroken landscape. At any given moment in this spectacular scenery, there's a chance that Jonathan Waterman is present, trekking across the land. A masterful adventurer, Waterman has spent decades exploring the farth
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; 1. Arctic Solitaire; 2. Correspondence; Letter to Mom; Serious Writers Never Oversleep; 3. Sheep's Clothing; 4. Editorials; Never Cry Wolf; Winning the Climbing Lottery; Price of Adventure; 5. Rain of Avalanches: Finding Religion on Mount St. Elias; 6. Arctic Refuge Essays; Sacred Place; Musk Oxen; What We Would Lose; 7. A Walk Across Mount Logan; 8. Book Reviews; All Fourteen Eight-Thousanders; Mount McKinley: The Conquest of Denali; Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island; 9. The Perfect Shot; 10. Cavemen
- 11. A Near Miss on Mount Fairweather in Winter12. The Kayak and the Cruise Ship; 13. Northern Exposures; 14. Divine Wind: Masatoshi Kuriaki; 15. Final Refuge; 16. "They Did Everything Right""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9781602231948
- 160223194X
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