Stikine River (Alaska Geographic) [Paperback]

Alaska Geographic Society (Creator)

Book Description

Series: Alaska Geographic | Publication Date: January 1, 1979

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

Amazon.com Review

Route to 1800s Canadian gold strikes, the Stikine is the largest and most navigable river that flows from Canada through southeastern Alaska and to the Pacific. With contemporary color and historical black-and-white photos; includes a fold-out map. 96 pages.

Review

No rock appears to have been un-turned in the pictorial and written essay on the river...The book traces the history of the region from the period of native migrations, to the present, and examines its future...For the wilderness explorer in the family... -- The Province, Victoria, B.C.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Graphic Arts Books (January 1, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882401335
• ISBN-13: 978-0882401331
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 10.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,390,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Science > Earth Sciences > Rivers
  • #47 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > History > Americas > Canada

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Vast and Untouched Wilderness, December 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Stikine River (Alaska Geographic) (Paperback)

The Stikene River careens through northern British Columbia past magnificent mountains, cutting canyons deeper, carrying salmon to the Pacific and tossing adventurous kayakers high over its rapids. In years past, it was a primary trade route for the natives of the area, and was instrumental transporting miners during the Yukon Gold Rush. However, all of these facts, so well detailed in this volume, are nothing in comparison to the photographs of a harsh and stunningly beautiful land. The brute strength of the enormous quantity of water, the utter isolation of the still largely unexplored costal mountains and the breathtaking vistas are the images that you will be left with. With those images will be a nostalgia of a life you may have had 20,000 years ago and the desire to sell all your belongings to finance your next exploration.