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Going to extremes

Going to extremes

SociologyTravel
Pages
285
Published
1980
Language
English

Synopsis

Joe McGinniss offers an expansive look at contemporary Alaska, exploring its diverse population of whites, Eskimos, and Native Indians. The narrative spans bustling cities, remote towns, and untamed wilderness, examining both industrial pursuits and traditional trapping. It delves into the unique characteristics, inherent dangers, immense scale, and profound beauty of America's last frontier.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeAdventurousReflective
Survival

Genres

Sociology Travel Biography

About the author

J
Joe McGinniss

Joe McGinniss was an American journalist and best-selling author. Joe McGinniss was born in New York on December 9, 1942. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1964 and became a general assignment reporter at the Worcester Telegram in Worcester, Massachusetts. Within a year he left to become a sportswriter for the Philadelphia Bulletin. He then moved to the Philadelphia Inquirer as a general interest columnist. At his death McGinniss was at work on a memoir chronicling his adv...