The Great Land: Reflections on Alaska

Book Overview

Beginning near Sitka and ending in the Yukon Delta, this collection of essays on Alaska's natural grandeur takes the reader on a grand tour of a great land. The editors demonstrate the diversity of Alaska through writings that offer a rich understanding of the complexities of the land and its people.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816514372
• ISBN13: 9780816514373
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great Rediscovery

I had this collection of essays in college, and lost it in a divorce (lost as in misplaced, not as in she wanted it; she didn't). Essays include very early accounts of Alaskan exploration, Native Alaskan narratives (in the original language with English translations) to modern essays on the ecology and sociology of Alaska. "No Road" by John Keeble is of particular interest, as it maps out the impact of the Exxon-Valdez disaster on Cordova, a small fish and lumber village laid near to waste by the spill. If we want lessons to guide us during the British Petroleum fiasco in the Gulf of Mexico, this is the place to start. Excellent work by the editors, and fine work from the authors.