Quiet World

<p><strong>Douglas Brinkley has written a sweeping blow-by-blow account of the struggle to preserve the last great remnants of American wilderness. An engaging appraisal of the crucial skirmishes in the battle over wild Alaska <em>The Quiet World</em> is populated not only by the requisite luminaries like John Muir and Ansel Adams but also by a cast of quirky unexpected characters. <em>The Quiet World</em> is a fascinating and important read. -- Jon Krakauer</strong></p><p>In this follow-up to his <em>New York Times </em>bestseller <em>Wilderness Warrior</em> acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley offers a riveting expansive look at the past and present battle to preserve Alaska's wilderness. </p><p>Brinkley explores the colorful diversity of Alaska's wildlife arrays the forces that have wreaked havoc on its primeval arctic refuge--from Klondike Gold Rush prospectors to environmental disasters like the Exxon-Valdez oil spill--and documents environmental heroes from Theodore Roosevelt to Dwight Eisenhower and beyond. Not merely a record of Alaska's past <em>The</em> <em>Quiet World </em>is a compelling call-to-arms for sustainability conservationism and conscientious environmental stewardship--a warning that the land once called Seward's Folly may go down in history as America's Greatest Mistake.</p>