Passage to Juneau：A Sea and Its Meanings

Withthesamerigorousobservation(naturalandsocial),invigoratingstylishness,andencyclopediclearningthathebroughttohisNationalBookAward-winningBadLand,JonathanRabanconductsreadersalongtheInsidePassagefromSeattletoJuneau.Thephysicaldistanceis1,000milesofdifficult-andoftentreacherous-water,whichRabannavigatessoloina35-footsailboat.ButPassagetoJuneaualsotraversesagulfofcenturiesandcultures:theimmeasurabledividebetweentheNorthwest'sIndiansanditsfirstEuropeanexplorers--betweenitsembattledfishermenandloggersanditspamperednewclass.Alongtheway,Rabanofferscaptivatingdiscoursesonart,philosophy,andnavigationandanunsparingnarrativeofpersonalloss.