Coming Into the Country McPhee JohnPaperback
Coming Into the Country McPhee JohnPaperback Coming into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. In the course of this volume we are made acquainted with the lore and…
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Coming Into the Country McPhee JohnPaperback
Coming into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. In the course of this volume we are made acquainted with the lore and techniques of placer mining, the habits and legends of the barren-ground grizzly, the outlook of a young Athapaskan chief, and tales of the fortitude of settlers--ordinary people compelled by extraordinary dreams. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with urban Alaska, and with life in the remoteness of the bush.Readers of McPhee's earlier books will not be unprepared for his surprising shifts of scene and ordering of events, brilliantly combined into an organic whole.
Coming into the Country unites a vast region of America with one of America's notable literary craftsmen, singularly
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