| Edition |
Abridged. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (180 min.)) : digital |
| Performer |
Read by the author. |
| Summary |
Jonathan Raban is about to sail alone from Seattle to the Alaskan Panhandle, following an ancient sea route rich in history, riddles, and whirlpools. It's the perfect setting for Raban's prodigious intellect, eloquence, and eye for detail. Passage to Juneau is not a travel thriller; the trip is hazardous, but that's not the point. Instead, Raban takes us on a journey of contemplation, literature, lore, mythology, and science. We learn about the canoe culture of the Northwest Indians; the British ship Discovery, which traveled the same route in 1792; and the physics of waves and turbulence, to name just a few of his far-ranging topics. And, as Raban finds himself in ominously personal waters (his father's illness, his own marriage, the daughter he left behind) it's also a journey of the heart. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- Northwest, Pacific -- Folklore.
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| Subject |
Northwest Coast of North America -- Description and travel.
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Northwest, Pacific -- Description and travel.
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Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific -- Folklore.
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Romanticism -- History -- 18th century.
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Alaska -- Description and travel.
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Indian art -- Northwest, Pacific.
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Inside Passage -- Description and travel.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous art -- Northwest, Pacific.
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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9781598873788 (sound recording) (hoopla Audio Book) |
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1598873784 (sound recording) (hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11419478 |
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