Wild Rivers, Wild Lands: 1995 [Unabridged] [Paperback]

Ken Madsen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Henderson Book Series | Publication Date: January 1, 1996

Adventurer Ken Madsen makes the case for preserving northern wilderness through heart-stopping stories and dramatic color photos of the wild rivers of the Yukon, British Columbia and Alaska. A portion of the royalties from Wild Rivers, Wild Lands will go to the Yukon Wildlands Project.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This photo-narrative profiles three northern watersheds--the Peel, Stikine and Alsek-Tatshenshini. It's meant to grip you and shake you--and it does, in spades. Rivetting stories of river-running by Madsen and his friends, expert kayakers all, combine with the author's equally competent photography to blast home a single, heartfelt message to the reader. Save this wild land, or the dream of untouched northern wilderness will soon become a nightmare, under presure as it already is by exploitive interests. Madsen, instrumental in the establishment of Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Park and the Yukon Wildlands Project, makes an urgent and serious plea for help--which the exciting, upbeat river tales only serve to enhance. --Explore, Feb./Mar. 1997

From the Back Cover

Through heart-stopping stories and dramatic colour photos, adventurer Ken Madsen takes us along magnificent wild rivers in the Yukon, British Columbia and Alaska. And for good reason the Peel, Stikine and Alsek-Tatshenshini watersheds could lose their wildness tomorrow. Safe havens no more, Madsen warns that we must act to save these huge northlands or they'll be gone.

"Wild Rivers, Wild Lands" is a vivid and compelling case for wilderness preservation. A portion of the royalties from the sale of this book will go to the Yukon Wildlands Project.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Lost Moose (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1896758010
• ISBN-13: 978-1896758015
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,314,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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