Kings of the Yukon : one summer paddling across the far north
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New York ; Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
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Published
New York ; Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
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Book
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xiii, 272 pages : illustration, map ; 25 cm
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English

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"The Yukon River is 2,000 miles long and the longest stretch of free-flowing river in the United States. In this riveting examination of one of the last wild places on earth, Adam Weymouth canoes from Canada's Yukon Territory, through Alaska, to the Bering Sea. The result is a book that shows how even the most remote wilderness is affected by the same forces reshaping the rest of the planet. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of king salmon migrate the distance of the Yukon to their spawning grounds, where they breed and die, in what is the longest salmon run in the world. For the people who live along the river, salmon were once the lifeblood of commerce and local culture. But climate change and globalized economy have fundamentally altered the balance between people and nature; the health and numbers of king salmon are in question, as is the fate of the communities that depend on them. Traveling down the Yukon as the salmon migrate, a four-month journey through untrammeled landscape, Weymouth traces the fundamental interconnectedness of people and fish through searing and unforgettable portraits of the individuals he encounters. He offers a powerful, nuanced glimpse into indigenous cultures, and into our ever-complicated relationship with the natural world. Weaving in the rich history of salmon across time as well as the science behind their mysterious life cycle, 'Kings of the Yukon' is extraordinary adventure and nature writing at its most urgent and poetic"--Dust jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Weymouth, A. (2018). Kings of the Yukon: one summer paddling across the far north (First edition.). Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Weymouth, Adam. 2018. Kings of the Yukon: One Summer Paddling Across the Far North. Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Weymouth, Adam. Kings of the Yukon: One Summer Paddling Across the Far North Little, Brown and Company, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Weymouth, Adam. Kings of the Yukon: One Summer Paddling Across the Far North First edition., Little, Brown and Company, 2018.

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