Jonathan Waterman

Where Mountains Are Nameless: Passion and Politics in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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Adventurer Jonathan Waterman braves polar bears and frigid waters in a journey through the heart of the Alaskan wilds-and into the heated political debate surrounding the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. A 19-million-acre wilderness that may contain as much as 16 billion barrels of crude oil, the Refuge has been at the center of an epic battle between conservationists and developers. Waterman's unforgettable trek, which will air on PBS as part of National Geographic's Wild Chronicles series, brings readers face to face with perhaps the most sought after patch of American soil and those who-like the pioneering conservationists Olaus and Mardy Murie-hav… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-393-33017-5
EAN: 9780393330175
Produktnummer: 2564997
Verlag: W W Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Masse: H20.8 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.9 cm 277 g
Gewicht: 277

Über den Autor

Jonathan Waterman is a photographer, the author of nine books, and an accidental filmmaker. His award-winning work often explores the North, and he recently earned a Literary Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He and his family live outside Carbondale, Colorado.