Passage to juneau by jonathan raban lifes choppier waters. A sea and its meanings vintage departures by jonathan raban isbn. A sea and its meanings main market by raban, jonathan isbn. Jonathan raban waved a heartsore goodbye to his wife and daughter on a seattle quay and put to sea for juneau, alaska. Publication date 1999 topics vancouver, george, 17571798, raban, jonathan, raban, jonathan, romanticism, indians of north america, indians of north america publisher new york. A sea and its meaning reprints by raban, jonathan isbn. Jonathan raban is the author of over a dozen books, both fiction and nonfiction, including passage to juneau, bad land, hunting mister heartbreak, coasting, old glory, arabia, soft city, waxwings and surveillance. A sea and its meanings by jonathan raban a stunning account of a sea voyage, and a rare book set in the outdoors that isnt about a disaster.
I am contemplating a trip up the inside passage to alaska though not aboard a giant cruise ship to see a number of the places that author jonathan raban saw on his solo voyage from seattle to juneau. A sea and its meaning and other books by jonathan raban. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With the same rigorous observation natural and social, invigor. His awards include the national book critics circle award, the royal society of literatures heinemann award, the thomas cook award, the pen west creative nonfiction award, the.
Passage to juneau by jonathan raban lifes choppier. Passage to juneau a sea and its meanings by raban jonathan. Although i do not care a fig about sailing, i love what raban did with passage to juneau. Youre a brit living in america, writing passionately and brilliantly about this country. Online read passage to juneau and download passage to juneau for free. A sea and its meanings by jonathan raban 1999, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. A sea and its meanings is a 1999 travelogue by jonathan raban. Ostensibly an account of a voyage raban took from his new home in seattle to the alaskan capital through that labyrinthine sea route called the inside passage, it is, in essence, a book about the nature of loss. Raban is, for my money, one of the key writers of the past three decades not only for his immense stylistic showmanship. Alongside an account of rabans own trip by boat from seattle to juneau. A sea and its meaning 97815651909 by raban, jonathan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A good read and a well crafted one one that provides lots of information on sailing, the sea and the alaskan coast with a stretching vocabulary that had me reaching for my dictionary, woven around the authors sailing trip along the inside passage from seattle to juneau. In the late 1990s, jonathan raban waved a heartsore goodbye to his wife and daughter on a seattle quay and put to sea for juneau, alaska.
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