THE EARTH AND THE GREAT WEATHER : The Brooks Range
by Brower, Kenneth; (David Brower, Foreword); (John P. Milton, Introduction)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- COLLECTIBLE - NEW/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0913890065
- ISBN 13
- 9780913890066
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About This Item
San Francisco, CA: Friends of the Earth, 1971. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/Near Fine. Pete Martin; Wilbur Mills; John P. Milton; Gilbert Staender, et al (Photographers). Text/BRAND NEW. Gilt embossed taupe line boards/Fine. DJ/NF under mylar. Naturalist and non-fiction writer Kenneth Brower (1944 -), son of David Brower, is well known for his books about the environment, national parks, and natural places. In his own words, this volume "tells two stories." One is an account of a five week trip Brower took with two friends across the Brooks Range of Alaska; the story of the Range we saw. The other story is the Range that is not readily apparent to travellers. Text, illustrated with 59 color plates, in 5 parts: 1, Landforms; 2, First Faunas; 3, Inuit; 4, Explorers; and, 5, Prospect.
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- Title
- THE EARTH AND THE GREAT WEATHER : The Brooks Range
- Author
- Brower, Kenneth; (David Brower, Foreword); (John P. Milton, Introduction)
- Illustrator
- Pete Martin; Wilbur Mills; John P. Milton; Gilbert Staender, et al (Photographers)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New COLLECTIBLE - NEW
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0913890065
- ISBN 13
- 9780913890066
- Publisher
- Friends of the Earth
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Travel Narrative/Natural History/Ecology/Brooks Range/Alaska/Photography
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- Narratives/Essays/Prose;
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