Travels in Alaska
by
 
Muir, John, 1838-1914, author.

Title
Travels in Alaska

Author
Muir, John, 1838-1914, author.

ISBN
9781423644750

Personal Author
Muir, John, 1838-1914, author.

Edition
Revised edition.

Physical Description
1 online resource (158 pages)

General Note
Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1915.

Contents
Part One. The trip of 1879 -- Puget Sound and British Columbia -- Alexander Archipelago and the home I found in Alaska -- Wrangell Island and Alaska summers -- The Stickeen River -- A cruise in the Cassiar -- The Cassiar Trail -- Glenora Peak -- Exploration of the Stickeen glaciers -- A canoe voyage to northward -- The discovery of Glacier Bay -- The country of the Chilcats -- The return to Fort Wrangell -- Alaska Indians -- Part Two. The trip of 1880 -- Sum Dum Bay -- From Taku River to Taylor Bay -- Glacier Bay -- Part Three. The trip of 1890 -- In camp at Glacier Bay -- My sled-trip on the Muir Glacier -- Auroras -- Glossary of words in the Chinook jargon.

Abstract
"John Muir, author, naturalist and land preservation advocate, chronicles three of his foot journeys into Alaska's wilderness"--Provided by publisher.

Local Note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Personal Subject
Muir, John, 1838-1914-Travel-Alaska.

Subject Term
Natural history -- Alaska.

Geographic Term
Alaska -- Description and travel.

Genre
Electronic books.

Electronic Access
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LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
IYTE LibraryE-Book2143648-1001F908 .M95 2016Ebrary E-Books