Bibliograph

The quiet world, saving Alaska's wilderness kingdom, 1879-1960, Douglas Brinkley

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The quiet world, saving Alaska's wilderness kingdom, 1879-1960, Douglas Brinkley

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The quiet world

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Douglas Brinkley

Sub title

saving Alaska's wilderness kingdom, 1879-1960

Summary

In this fascinating follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Wilderness Warrior, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley offers a riveting, expansive look at the past and present battle to preserve Alaska's wilderness. Brinkley explores the colorful diversity of Alaska's wildlife, arrays the forces that have wreaked havoc on its primeval arctic refuge-from Klondike Gold Rush prospectors to environmental disasters like the Exxon-Valdez oil spill-and documents environmental heroes from Theodore Roosevelt to Dwight Eisenhower and beyond. Not merely a record of Alaska's past, Quiet World is a compelling call-to-arms for sustainability, conservationism, and conscientious environmental stewardship-a warning that the land once called Seward's Folly may go down in history as America's Greatest Mistake

Target audience

adult

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Saving Alaska's wilderness kingdom, 1879-1960

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