{"product_id":"9780062005977","title":"The Quiet World : Saving Alaska's Wilderness Kingdom, 1879-1960","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Quiet World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Douglas Brinkley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Douglas Brinkley has written a sweeping, blow-by-blow account of the struggle to preserve the last great remnants of American wilderness. An engaging appraisal of the crucial skirmishes in the battle over wild Alaska, \u003cem\u003eThe Quiet World\u003c\/em\u003e is populated not only by the requisite luminaries like John Muir and Ansel Adams, but also by a cast of quirky, unexpected characters. \u003cem\u003eThe Quiet World\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating and important read.” — Jon Krakauer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this follow-up to his \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller \u003cem\u003eWilderness Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley offers a riveting, expansive look at the past and present battle to preserve Alaska’s wilderness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrinkley explores the colorful diversity of Alaska’s wildlife, arrays the forces that have wreaked havoc on its primeval arctic refuge—from Klondike Gold Rush prospectors to environmental disasters like the Exxon-Valdez oil spill—and documents environmental heroes from Theodore Roosevelt to Dwight Eisenhower and beyond. Not merely a record of Alaska’s past, \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eQuiet World \u003c\/em\u003eis a compelling call-to-arms for sustainability, conservationism, and conscientious environmental stewardship—a warning that the land once called Seward’s Folly may go down in history as America’s Greatest Mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Douglas Brinkley has written a sweeping, blow-by-blow account of the struggle to preserve the last great remnants of American wilderness. An engaging appraisal of the crucial skirmishes in the battle over wild Alaska, \u003cem\u003eThe Quiet World\u003c\/em\u003e is populated not only by the requisite luminaries like John Muir and Ansel Adams, but also by a cast of quirky, unexpected characters. \u003cem\u003eThe Quiet World\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating and important read.”\u003cbr\u003e“A poignant cautionary tale for policymakers considering quick get-rich fixes to long-term problems with ecological implications. . . . In Brinkley’s hands, the still-raging battle to save Alaska’s wild character is riveting.”\u003cbr\u003e“Engrossing. . . . \u003cem\u003eThe Quiet World\u003c\/em\u003e brims over with information and insight, passion and insistence. . . . A bit like Alaska itself: large, formidable, raw and ultimately unforgettable.”\u003cbr\u003e“Brinkley carves well-known figures with the tools of a skilled biographer. . . . This volume is required reading for anyone even mildly interested in the antecedents to U.S. environmental policy in the 21st century.”\u003cbr\u003e“An important book.”\u003cbr\u003e“A richly detailed, passionate and partisan account. . . . In lush prose, [Brinkley] captures Alaska’s pristine beauty.”\u003cbr\u003e“A very readable history of the preservationist movement across the nation.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Quiet World\u003c\/em\u003e succeeds as a steadily paced and well-researched history. But what happily makes this sprawling story so readable is how the Rice University scholar lovingly spins a tale of how ‘a noble band of conservationist revolutionaries’ saved Alaska-from its exploiters and for the rest of us. . . .\u003cem\u003eThe Quiet World\u003c\/em\u003e brims with vivid characters.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062005977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41074917146830,"sku":"9780062005977","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062005977_bcb1ef60-fce0-4ca9-8915-7d91e7d2d636.jpg?v=1652157271","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062005977","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}