Tip of the Iceberg: My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier

by Mark Adams

Book Overview

In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organised 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101985100
• ISBN13: 9781101985106
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"