Coming Into the Country
Coming Into the Country by John McPhee, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1977, is a detailed exploration of Alaska and its inhabitants. This first edition spans 438 pages and presents a rich tapestry of characters and landscapes, structured into three main segments that focus on the wilderness, urban life, and the remote bush. The narrative captures the essence of Alaska through vivid descriptions and insightful observations.
Readers will find a blend of lore and practical knowledge, including placer mining techniques, the habits of grizzly bears, and the perspectives of a young Athapaskan chief. McPhee’s storytelling weaves together the experiences of settlers driven by extraordinary dreams, offering a comprehensive view of life in this vast region of the United States. The book’s engaging narrative style and thematic depth provide a unique lens through which to appreciate the complexities of Alaskan life.
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Coming into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with urban Alaska, and with life in the remoteness of the bush.
Readers of McPhee’s earlier books will not be unprepared for his surprising shifts of scene and ordering of events, brilliantly combined into an organic whole. In the course of this volume we are made acquainted with the lore and techniques of placer mining, the habits and legends of the barren-ground grizzly, the outlook of a young Athapaskan chief, and tales of the fortitude of settlers-ordinary people compelled by extraordinary dreams. Coming into the Country unites a vast region of America with one of America’s notable literary craftsmen, singularly qualified to do justice to the scale and grandeur of the design.
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