Letters from Alaska, Book I

by John Shields

Letters from Alaska is based thematically upon the wilderness and its capacity for renewal of the American spirit. The form of Book I, though not strictly epistolary, hinges upon the predominant first person; he, Ansley Perkins, strives to retain possession of self against the fracturing influences of the civilization he leaves. His struggle is resolved upon his arrival in Alaska. His quest for the hero ends with himself. The surface time frame of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1435730941
• ISBN13: 9781435730946
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"