Overview
Alaska remains one location that is singularly arresting to the American imagination. Twenty exceptional writers share their stories of work, play, and life in what is often called the Last Frontier. Armchair travelers everywhere will find delight in this anthology of exuberant original essays that reveals Alaska as a place, an adventure, and a state of mind.
Synopsis
Art Wolfe's photographic tour of Alaska has become the standard volume of its class. These 150 images take the reader from the lush Southeast to the singular Denali Mountain and across the northern tundra. The tenth anniversary edition of Alaska features gorgeous landscape-format photography, with sections including "Mountain," "River and Lake," "Tundra," "Sea and Coast," "Forest," and "Island." With an international reputation as one of the most accomplished nature and wildlife photographers, Art Wolfe continues to expand his audience through his public television show Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe.
Journeys
"Wolfe does a superb job of capturing the intense colors writers can only allude to."