Those who have traveled into America's only remaining frontier rarely come back out the same. Only in Alaska can we come close to understanding what our forefathers must have felt upon their arrival in the New World. McPhee brings to this narrative the qualities that have distinguished him in the field of travel literature-tolerance, brisk, and entertaining prose, and a fascination with things most of us never bother to notice.
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"This man has written so many good books and guided so many contemporary writers I want to go back in time and attend Princeton where he teaches and just sit in and listen to him. " — Michael (5 out of 5 stars)
"This man has written so many good books and guided so many contemporary writers I want to go back in time and attend Princeton where he teaches and just sit in and listen to him. "
" ...had just moved to alaska....perfect timing.. "
" I read this book just before coming to Alaska when I was about your age, Greta. It was very interesting and had something to do with why I came to Alaska. "
" My first John McPhee book, read at the suggestion of my neighbor & friend Jean, whose daughter, Lily, is profiled in the book.3 1/2 stars "
" A little long for McPhee. Feels more dated than most of his books. "
" alaska and alaskans are amazing and insane. for the most part, i loved the intriguing and frightening stories about the great wild north. however, towards the end i got a little tired of the writing style and a few of the narratives were rather dry. "
" John Mcphee is one of my favorite 5 authors. He writes about nature but has wonderful writing style "
" This was my introduction to my new home. "
" This book is ridiculously good. I had a dream last night that I got into a fight with someone about John McPhee's methodology. It was a grisly battle. I won. "
John McPhee is the award-winning author of thirty books, including Annals of the Former World, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1999. Encounters with the Archdruid and The Curve of Binding Energy were nominated for National Book Award in the category of science. He received the Award in Literature from the Academy of Arts and Letters in 1977. His writing career began at Time magazine and led to his long association with the New Yorker, where he has been a staff writer since 1965.
Nelson Runger’s voice has been recorded in dozens of audio productions and won him two AudioFile Earphones Awards. His ability to convey difficult, scholarly material with eloquence and ease has earned him critical acclaim, including an AudioFile Best Voice in Biography & History for his reading of Nixon and Kissinger.
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