Product Description: This aptly named book contains 22 selections by John Muir, John McPhee, Barry Lopez, and others on Alaska and to some extent on the neighboring Yukon, accompanied by a small but evocative collection of photographs of Eskimos. The pieces, most of which are top-notch, vividly describe the harsh climate, the Arctic and sub-Arctic habitats, and the animals of Alaska, and tell the stories of the Native Americans and others who have made their home or worked in the North...read more

A collection of writings on Alaska includes historic documents, natural history, native oral histories, and travel commentaries

Product Description: An exploration of the cultures, history, folklore, and movement of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers which border the state of Iowa. As much about Iowa as bordering states and the power of rivers all around the country.