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b o o k R e v ie w s 3 5 7 last cen tu r y to d istill th e m ost r e p r e se n tat iv e liter atu r e fittin g h is car efu lly c h o ­ sen areas o f focu s: N at iv e Sac r e d Stor ies, Ear ly Exp lo r ation , M ou n tain eer in g, N at u r a l H istor y, an d M o d e r n A d ve n tu r e r s. I w as n atu r ally d raw n to th e m ou n t ain eer in g se ct io n an d w as h ap p y to fin d Sh e r w on it h ad ch o se n to in clu d e a ch ap t e r fr om A r t D av id so n ’s M in u s 1 4 8 : A W in ter A scen t o f M o u n t M cK in ley (1 9 6 9 ), clear ly on e o f m ou n ta in ee r in g’s gr e at­ est feats, alo n g w ith th e w r itin gs o f th e con t r ov er sial Dr. Fr ed r ick C o o k an d h is an tago n ist Belm o r e Br ow n e. A lo n g th is sam e th em e, I w as also very in ter ested in th e last se ct io n o f th e b ook , M o d e m A d ven tu r er s, w h ich in clu d es D aryl M iller ’s “T h e A la sk a n M ile ,” a n acco u n t o f h is w in ter cir c u m n av igatio n o f th e A la sk a R an ge. T h is acco u n t clear ly illu str ates t h a t th ere is still p len ty o f e xp lo ­ r atio n left to b e d o n e e v e n in th e tw en ty-first cen tu ry. Fu r th er ev id e n ce o f th e str on g stor y tellin g fou n d in th is volu m e is in th e ch ap te r titled “R id in g t h e W ild Sid e o f D e n a li” by sisters M ik i an d Ju lie C o llin s. C a llin g th e m se lves th e “trap lin e tw in s,” th ey h av e ch ose n to live an d w rite ab o u t a “su b sisten ce lifesty le” aw ay fr om civilization , d eep w ith in th e A la sk a n w ilder n ess. T h e se ar e ju st a few o f th e ch ap te r s t h a t t o o k m e, as a read er, th r ou gh th e A la sk a n b a ck cou n tr y. A d m itt ed ly , I’m d r aw n to th e e xp lo r a t io n an d m o u n ­ t ain e e r in g sect io n s o f th e b o ok , b u t th er e’s r eally so m et h in g for ever y on e in te r ­ e st ed in th e e n v ir o n m e n t t o b e h a d b e...

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