Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska Geographic,) [Paperback]

Penny Rennick (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1993 | Series: Alaska Geographic, (Book 20)

Alaska Geographic is an award-winning series that presents the people, places, and wonders of Alaska to the world. Over the past 30 years, Alaska Geographic has earned its reputation as the publication for those who love Alaska. The series boasts more than 100 books to date, featuring communities from Barrow to Ketchikan, animals from bears to dinosaurs, history from the Russian explorers to today, and natural phenomena from the aurora to glaciers. Written by leading experts in their fields, these books are illustrated throughout with world-class photography and include colorful maps for reference.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"If you’re going to argue ANWR from either side, read this book." -- The Alaska Journal of Commerce, October 18, 1993.

"If you’re going to argue ANWR from either side, read this book." -- Margaret Bauman, The Alaska Journal of Commerce.

"provides unbiased information about the land and the people who live on it." -- Spokesman-Review, October 6, 1993

"provides unbiased information about the land and the people who live on it."—Fenton Roskelley, Spokesman-Review -- Fenton Roskelley, Spokesman-Review

One of the last true wildernesses, ANWR is the focus of oil companies that seek to explore beneath its coastal plain. This issue details the region's natural resources, human use of those resources and the politics that make this remote corner of Alaska so controversial. With index. 96 pages. -- Publisher

This 96-page soft-cover book, illustrated with outstanding color pictures, provides unbiased information about the land and the people who live on it. It will be an excellent reference book for those who are interest in the future of the refuge as the battle continues between the preservationists and the developers. -- Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA

From the Publisher

One of the nation’s largest federal wildlife refuges lies only 65 miles east of the nation’s most productive oil fields. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been the focal point of a long-standing, intense and highly publicized struggle between oil developers and conservationists. Pointing to the Prudhoe Bay oil fields as a success story, developers argue for permission to continue oil exploration and drilling along the arctic coast into the refuge. Environmental factions argue for the preservation of this remaining section of coastal plain, and the granting of a permanent wilderness designation.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge explores this highly controversial arctic refuge, presenting a non-political overview of the lands, people and history of what is now ANWR. This book provides a historical background for the debate over ANWR, the history of its exploration, and an introduction to the villages of Kaktovik and Arctic Village and their inhabitants.

Special features include a chapter about Margaret (Mardy) Murie, an early conservationist whose activities were instrumental in the establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Range, and lifelong arctic inhabitant Bella Francis’ memories of life on the Porcupine River.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Alaska Geographic Society (September 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566610125
• ISBN-13: 978-1566610124
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,444,084 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)