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Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings

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Weaving together history, philosophy and personal reflections into an immersive travelogue cataloguing his 1,000-mile solo boat trip from Seattle to Juneau, Jonathan Raban explores the sea’s physical presence and metaphorical significance.

The bestselling, award-winning author of Bad Land takes us along the Inside Passage, 1,000 miles of often treacherous water, which he navigates solo in a 35-foot sailboat, offering captivating discourses on art, philosophy, and navigation and an unsparing narrative of personal loss.

"A work of great beauty and inexhaustible fervor." —The Washington Post Book World


With the same rigorous observation (natural and social), invigorating stylishness, and encyclopedic learning that he brought to hi...

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