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Autore |
Sherwonit Bill <1950-> |
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Titolo |
Changing paths [[electronic resource] ] : travels and meditations in Alaska's Arctic wilderness / / Bill Sherwonit |
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Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, c2009 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Wilderness areas - Alaska |
Brooks Range (Alaska) Description and travel |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgments; Part One; 1. Entering New Terrain; 2. The Question; 3. The Nunamiut; 4. A River to Cross; 5. Approaching God's-and Robert Marshall-Country; 6. Memories from a Geology Past; 7. A Life-Changing Discovery; Part Two; 8. Seeking the Roots of a Paradox; 9. A Sheltered Childhood; 10. Across the Divide and into the Valley of Precipices; 11. A Place of Refuge; 12. Passing Through Grizzly Country; 13. Days of Rocks and Minerals; 14. Meeting Bear, Crossing the North Fork; Part Three; 15. Gates of the Arctic; 16. From Geologist to Writer and Greenie. |
17. In the Shadow of Doonerak18. Wilderness Music; 19. Middle-Aged Discoveries; 20. The Journey Ends; 21. Joined in Community; Epilogue; Return to Gates; References and Suggested Reading. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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