The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced A Century of Change, 1899-2001 |
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| Editor:
| Litwin, Thomas |
| Foreword by:
| Rockefeller, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-3505-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $37.95 |
Book Description:
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This book reveals hard facts, challenges simple assumptions, and transforms Alaska from a wistful
idea to a real
place with its own changing ecology, economies, society, and values. It includes essays by the group of scientists, writers, and artists who made an expedition to Alaska in 2001, tracing the historic route of railroad baron Edward H. Harriman's ambitious journey in 1899. Together, the group visited the diverse cultures, communities, and ecosystems of...
More Description This book reveals hard facts, challenges simple assumptions, and transforms Alaska from a wistful idea to a real place with its own changing ecology, economies, society, and values. It includes essays by the group of scientists, writers, and artists who made an expedition to Alaska in 2001, tracing the historic route of railroad baron Edward H. Harriman's ambitious journey in 1899. Together, the group visited the diverse cultures, communities, and ecosystems of Alaska. In their accounts, they share their conversations with mayors, teachers, tribal leaders and elders, children, business owners, and conservationists in order to present Alaska as it is, not as it appears on airport posters and tourism brochures.