Jonathan Waterman

In the Shadow of Denali (eBook, ePUB)

Life And Death On Alaska's Mt. Mckinley

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A classic in the genre of mountain literature-with a new preface by the author

Rising more than 20,000 feet into the Alaskan sky is Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. In this collection of exhilarating and stunning narratives, Jonathan Waterman paints a startlingly intimate portrait of the white leviathan and brings to vivid life men and women whose fates have entwined on its sheer icy peak.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461745785
• Artikelnr.: 42616039

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Waterman started shooting photographs on his expeditions three decades ago, but also found his calling as a writer and author. He has starred in and written films for television, including "The Logan Challenge" (PBS, 1991), "Surviving Denali" (ESPN, 1994), and "Odyssey Among the Inuit" (OLN, 2000). He's mostly known for his time exploring the North, detailed in six of his nine books and in journals such as the Washington Post, Adventure, Hooked On the Outdoors, Outside, Backpacker, Climbing, and Rock and Ice. In June 2005, W.W. Norton released his Where Mountains Are Nameless; Passion and Politics in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. His awards include: NEA Literary Fellowship (2004), Colorado State Council of the Arts Literary Award (2003), The Banff Book Festival's Best Adventure book (1995, 2001), The American Alpine Club Literary Award (1996), and The National Park Service Special Achievement Award (1984)