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Journeys Through the Inside Passage - (Caribou Classics) by Joe Upton (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Writer and fisherman Joe Upton recounts the riveting stories of explorers of the past and seafarers of the present in JOURNEYS THROUGH THE INSIDE PASSAGE.
- About the Author: ABOUT THE AUTHOR: For more than 20 years mapmaker and award-winning writer Joe Upton, author of the best-selling "Alaska Blues," has explored the Northwest coast as a commercial fisherman and journalist, taking pictures, collecting stories, and catching fish.
- 192 Pages
- Travel, United States
- Series Name: Caribou Classics
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About the Book
Writer and fisherman Joe Upton recounts the riveting stories of explorers of the past and seafarers of the present in JOURNEYS THROUGH THE INSIDE PASSAGE. His chronicle offers events vivid in their telling: the journey of widow Muriel Blanchet, who solo navigated a small vessel in the 1930s with her five children; the failed meeting of explorers Alexander Mackenzie and George Vancouver in 1793; countless sinkings; and tales from the author's own experiences plying this legendary waterway.
Book Synopsis
Writer and fisherman Joe Upton recounts the riveting stories of explorers of the past and seafarers of the present in JOURNEYS THROUGH THE INSIDE PASSAGE. His chronicle offers events vivid in their telling: the journey of widow Muriel Blanchet, who solo navigated a small vessel in the 1930s with her five children; the failed meeting of explorers Alexander Mackenzie and George Vancouver in 1793; countless sinkings; and tales from the author's own experiences plying this legendary waterway.
Review Quotes
"Alternately exhilarating and contemplative....Upton's approach underscores the powerful effect of the sea and land on those who choose to wrestle with them." --- Booklist
About the Author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: For more than 20 years mapmaker and award-winning writer Joe Upton, author of the best-selling "Alaska Blues," has explored the Northwest coast as a commercial fisherman and journalist, taking pictures, collecting stories, and catching fish.