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Passage To Juneau: A Sea And Its Meanings
is searching and compassionate. . . . And he is at all times eloquent." Richard Ford Following the overland triumph of Bad Land -whose prizes included the National Book Critics Circle Award Jonathan Raban goes to sea
The Inside Passage from Puget Sound to Alaska is winding, turbulent, and deep an ancient, thousand-mile-long sea route, rich in dangerous whirlpools, eddies, rips, and races. Here flourished the canoe culture of the Northwest Indians, with their fantastic painted masks and complex iconography and their stories of malign submarine gods and monsters. The unhappy British ship Discovery, captained by George Vancouver, came through these open reaches and narrow chasms in 1792. The early explorers were quickly followed by fur traders, settlers, missionaries, anthropologists, fishermen, and tourists, each with their own designs on this intricate and haunted sea When Jonathan Raban set out alone in his own boat to sail from hi
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is searching and compassionate. . . . And he is at all times eloquent." Richard Ford Following the overland triumph of Bad Land -whose prizes included the National Book Critics Circle Award Jonathan Raban goes to sea
The Inside Passage from Puget Sound to Alaska is winding, turbulent, and deep an ancient, thousand-mile-long sea route, rich in dangerous whirlpools, eddies, rips, and races. Here flourished the canoe culture of the Northwest Indians, with their fantastic painted masks and complex iconography and their stories of malign submarine gods and monsters. The unhappy British ship Discovery, captained by George Vancouver, came through these open reaches and narrow chasms in 1792. The early explorers were quickly followed by fur traders, settlers, missionaries, anthropologists, fishermen, and tourists, each with their own designs on this intricate and haunted sea When Jonathan Raban set out alone in his own boat to sail from hi
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Jul 9, 2020
I’m unfamiliar with his work but I shall be remedying that as soon as possible.
Not having read as many travelogues as I’d like, I thought I’d get started with this. ‘Passage to Juneau’ is a wonderfully written account of Raban’s Inside Passage from Seattle to Juneau, a 1,000 miles of difficult and treacherous water, which Raban navigates solo in a 35-foot sailboat.
He also intertwines musings on the sea, fishing, sailing, coastal-cultures and the native peoples who relied on the sea, history, anthropology, lore myths and legends, art, poetry, literature, nature and... More
Mar 18, 2020
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May 16, 2019
Recovering from a minor hand operation and with time to spare,I dived into the deep water ad was not disappointed. He weaves so many strands skilfully.He sent me hurrying to search my shelves for other books that accompanied him enroute. All very satisfying.
Aug 21, 2018
Like all Jonathan Raban's books, this is excellent. But, and it's a big 'but,' the maps at the beginning and the end of the text, are pretty hopeless. Nine times out of ten, an attempt to locate the exact position of the author's boat failed. It's no good having a map that doesn't locate all the necessary place names. If you read, for example, Anthony Beevor's military history of D-Day, one can find - if you want - virtually every place he refers to.
Jul 3, 2018
Just a wonderful travel book. Always thought provoking.
Jan 14, 2018
Brilliant if you are a sailor, adventurer or a lover of the western coast of Canada
Jun 2, 2017
a thoughtful passage along the PNW with the author. Not un-putdownable but a lovely read. Not exactly a sailing book either
Mar 11, 2017
very enjoyable travel story, hardly recommended!
Feb 3, 2017
Great book and ideal birthday present
Jul 23, 2016
As good as his previous books even better. Takes hold of your emotions and sails you awayliterally and this said by ex-pro too. Recommend it to all even non sailors. Riskyourself being swept away - it's worth it.
Apr 19, 2015
All fine but present for my dad who hasn't read it yet.
Mar 27, 2015
Good read
