Alaska: Images of the Country
- ISBN-10
- 0871562936
- ISBN-13
- 9780871562937
- Series
- Alaska
- Pages
- 145
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books
- Author
- John McPhee
Description
Over 100 photographs accompanied by excerpts from John McPhee's 1977 book (Coming into the country), which depict Alaska's scenery, wildlife and human landscape.
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