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A review by geekwayne
Tip of the Iceberg: My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier by Mark Adams
4.0
'Tip of the Iceberg: My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Great American Frontier'
by Mark Adams is a travel story that combines history with commentary.
Author Mark Adams decides to mirror as best he can the Harriman expedition of 1899. Harriman was a railroad magnate and brought a variety of scientists, naturalists and artists along on a trip. Adams finds that getting to some of the same areas provides some challenges. He travels by ferry, kayak and seaplane along the way. The observations about the environs are compared to how things are today. He also has encounters with the kinds of people that call Alaska their home.
It read pretty quickly thanks the author's sense of humor about things. The narrative loses fluidity as the author jumps back and forth between the original expedition and the author's travels, but I think it's to be expected. It certainly filled me with a kind of wanderlust to go see a glacier before they disappear forever.
I received a review copy of this book from Penguin Group - Dutton in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this book.
by Mark Adams is a travel story that combines history with commentary.
Author Mark Adams decides to mirror as best he can the Harriman expedition of 1899. Harriman was a railroad magnate and brought a variety of scientists, naturalists and artists along on a trip. Adams finds that getting to some of the same areas provides some challenges. He travels by ferry, kayak and seaplane along the way. The observations about the environs are compared to how things are today. He also has encounters with the kinds of people that call Alaska their home.
It read pretty quickly thanks the author's sense of humor about things. The narrative loses fluidity as the author jumps back and forth between the original expedition and the author's travels, but I think it's to be expected. It certainly filled me with a kind of wanderlust to go see a glacier before they disappear forever.
I received a review copy of this book from Penguin Group - Dutton in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this book.