{"product_id":"tip-of-the-iceberg-my-3-000-mile-journey-around-wild-alaska-the-last-great-american-frontier-paperback","title":"Tip of the Iceberg: My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**The National Bestseller** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the acclaimed, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTurn Right at Machu Picchu\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating, wild, and wonder-filled journey into Alaska, America's last frontier \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized a most unusual summer voyage to the wilds of Alaska: He converted a steamship into a luxury \"floating university,\" populated by some of America's best and brightest scientists and writers, including the anti-capitalist eco-prophet John Muir. Those aboard encountered a land of immeasurable beauty and impending environmental calamity. More than a hundred years later, Alaska is still America's most sublime wilderness, both the lure that draws one million tourists annually on Inside Passage cruises and as a natural resources larder waiting to be raided. As ever, it remains a magnet for weirdos and dreamers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArmed with Dramamine and an industrial-strength mosquito net, Mark Adams sets out to retrace the 1899 expedition. Traveling town to town by water, Adams ventures three thousand miles north through Wrangell, Juneau, and Glacier Bay, then continues west into the colder and stranger regions of the Aleutians and the Arctic Circle. Along the way, he encounters dozens of unusual characters (and a couple of very hungry bears) and investigates how lessons learned in 1899 might relate to Alaska's current struggles in adapting to the pressures of a changing climate and world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Adams\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eMeet Me in Atlantis \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTurn Right at Machu Picchu\u003c\/i\u003e. A writer for many national magazines, including \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives near New York City with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987497451821,"sku":"9781101985120","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RU1uVEZTaG1MTVpsQmJ1eENua3lmUT09.webp?v=1776179064","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/tip-of-the-iceberg-my-3-000-mile-journey-around-wild-alaska-the-last-great-american-frontier-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}