ISBN: 1-57131-263-3
Milkweed Editions, 2001
Adult non-fiction
This is a wonderful book that includes the essays of 32 writers who speak about the importance of protecting the extraordinary natural values of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In addition to my own essay, works of many writers are included in this volume. Authors include: President Jimmy Carter, Margaret Murie and:
Scott Russell Sanders Bill McKibben Rick Bass
Terry Tempest Williams Wendell Berry Barry LopezI'm thankful for all of these fine essayists, poets, political leaders, and scientists who joined me in speaking out for the Arctic Refuge. The creation of this book began with a series of phone calls in January, 2001, between Hank Lentfer, Carolyn Servid, and other writers. In the course of just two months Hank, Carolyn, Milkweed Press, and a generous donor joined together to solicit, edit, and print the contributions of 32 writers, a graphic artist, and Ken Whitten, an Alaska wildlife photographer whose dramatic caribou picture appears on the cover of the book. All of the contributions for this volume involve donated time, and proceeds from the sale of this book will be directed to a special Arctic fund set up by the Alaska Conservation Foundation.
The book is available nationally in bookstores, online stores, and through Milkweed Press at 800-520-6455, or visit www.worldashome.org
