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Sto caricando le informazioni... Wilderness: A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska―Including Extensive Hitherto Unpublished Passages from the Original Journal (1920)di Rockwell Kent
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This is a recounting of a tranquil fall and winter spent on a remote Alaskan island in 1918-19. The party consisted of a father and his 9 year old son, both named Rockwell Kent. Not much happens, but they are just so happy fending for themselves during their wilderness stay that it makes for a pleasant read. Although Kent's art in this book is generally not as strong as it is in other works like N by E, some of the illustrations give the book an enchanted feel, particularly the fabulously detailed map of their island in the front and back endpapers. The overall mood conveyed by the book is one of peace, likely a rare and precious gift in those years: "It was for us life as it should be, serene and wholesome; love - but no hate, faith without disillusionment, the absolute for the toiling hands of man and his soaring spirit." nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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A new paperback edition of Kent's first book, often referred to as ""Alaska's Walden."" Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)917.98History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in North America West Coast U.S. AlaskaClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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The book is illustrated by Kent including a Robert Louis Stevenson-like map of the island and surrounding areas with hand written notes, it's evocative of adventure. It's a real place that is easily found just outside Seward on Google Maps. I listened to the book read by David Wales of LibriVox and it's also freely available on Internet Archive. ( )