| Changing Paths: Travels and Meditations in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness Contributor(s): Sherwonit, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1602230609 ISBN-13: 9781602230606 Publisher: University of Alaska Press OUR PRICE: $21.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: "Changing Paths in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness" is an autobiographical exploration of author Bill Sherwonit's relationship to the Alaska wilderness. Written in three parts, it first describes Sherwonit's introduction to the Brooks Range and his years as an exploration geologist. Part two takes the author deeper into the past, to explore his childhood roots in rural Connecticut and his recognition of wild nature as refuge, while part three follows the author as he becomes a nature writer and wilderness advocate. This books marks extraordinary contribution to the literature of place from one of Alaska's most accomplished writers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) |
| Dewey: 917.987 |
| LCCN: 2009012132 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Changing Paths: Travels and Meditations in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness is an autobiographical exploration of author Bill Sherwonit's relationship with the Alaska wilderness. Written in three parts, it first describes Sherwonit's introduction to the Brooks Range and his years as an exploration geologist. Taking a step back, the author then takes us into the past to explore his childhood roots in rural Connecticut and his recognition of wild nature as a refuge. He concludes with his emergence as a nature writer and wilderness advocate. An engrossing, fascinating, and eye-opening tale of one man's life and of wilderness conceptions, this vivid description of an area of Alaska that few people get to experience is authentic and enlightening. It is an extraordinary contribution to the literature of place from one of Alaska's most accomplished nature writers. |