[PDF EBOOK EPUB] Kings of the Yukon: One Summer Paddling Across the Far North
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Review Winner of The Sunday Times/ Peters Fraser+ Dunlop 2018 Young Writer of the Year Award Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Ondaatje Prize Named the Lonely Planet Adventure Travel Book of the Year Named a notable book for the 2018 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award'[A] brilliant account of a summer spent paddling the 2,000-mile length of the Yukon River...Kings of the Yukon succeeds as an adventure tale, a natural history and a work of art. Its various threads of context and back story are woven seamlessly into the daily panorama of the river journey.'?Richard Adams Carey, Wall Street Journal'Weymouth paddled the length of the Yukon River to learn about king salmon. In his eloquent account of his experiences, he sheds light on the life cycle of these magnificent creatures, the complexities of the landscape, and the humans and other animals inhabiting it.'?San Francisco Chronicle'Timely...Weymouth's prose is often beautiful, bringing to life the river and its inhabitants.'?Anchorage Daily News'It feels as if we have found, ready minted and hidden in plain sight, a really outstanding new contemporary British voice...Weymouth combines acute political, personal and ecological understanding, with the most beautiful writing reminiscent of a young Robert Macfarlane... He is, I have no doubt, a significant voice for the future.' ?Andrew Holgate, The Sunday Times'In this lyrical debut, Adam Weymouth canoes the length of the river to watch the fish and meet the communities who have relied on them, but are now struggling as stocks fall.'?Financial Times'A dose of adventure and environmental science . . . dynamic'?Southern Living, Best New Books to Read in May'Adam Weymouth writes well. He is poetic, but also precise....This is a rich and fascinating book.'?Elisa Segrave, The Spectator (UK)'a richly told history of one of North America's most remote wildernesses'?Publishers Weekly, Starred Review'In this timely story 'of relationships, of the symbiosis of people and fish, of the imprint that one leaves on the other,' Weymouth keeps the pages turning to the very end.'?Kirkus Read more About the Author Adam Weymouth is a freelance journalist who has written for a broad range of newspapers and magazines including the Guardian, The Atlantic and the BBC. Adam lives on a narrowboat in London. Read more
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