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The Quiet World: Saving Alaska’s Wilderness Kingdom, 1879 – 1960

Focused on saving Alaska’s Wilderness Kingdom, 1879: 1960, The Quiet World brings Douglas Brinkley's historical account to a complex and consequential subject. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the connected fields of history and nature. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. What emerges is a nuanced account of the subject, its immediate consequences, and its wider meaning.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 2011
Format: Print edition
Pages: 576
ISBN: 9780062005977

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History: Americas (North Central South West Indies)History: United States – State & Local – Pacific Northwest (OR. WA)Nature: Environmental Conservation & Protection – General

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