Coming into the Country
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1977. First. Hardcover. [8.25x5.75], 438 pp., frontispiece map and endpaper maps of Alaska. In green cloth-covered boards, blind-stamped observation tower on front cover, gold-colored stamping on spine. Binding is tight, but text carries occasional reader's notes between pp. 108-174. Price-clipped dust jacket with minimal wear at top and bottom edges.
McPhee (born in 1931) is the author of 31 books, many of which originated as essays in The New Yorker. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for Annals of the Former World. He has won numerous awards and is seen as a pioneer of creative non-fiction.
Coming into the Country is the story of three faces of Alaska: urban, rural, and wildness. It is McPhee's most widely-read book, and is important reading for any Arctic student hoping to learn about Alaska's history. Very Good / Fine. Item #27
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Price: $75.00