{"product_id":"into-the-savage-land-the-alaskan-journal-of-edward-adams-9780888395627","title":"Into the Savage Land: The Alaskan Journal of Edward Adams","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of the night, October 1850, three British sailors searching for lost countrymen\u003cbr\u003e are set upon the rugged shore on the far edge of the vast Russian Empire. Only two will return\u003cbr\u003e from this cruel and harsh land called Alyaksa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Edward Adams, a young Victorian-era doctor, was part of an expedition sent to Russian\u003cbr\u003e Alaska in search of explorer John Franklin and his crew. As the mission's naturalist, Adams\u003cbr\u003e filled a journal with observations, recordings and drawings of his excursion, revealing a person\u003cbr\u003e who thrived on new experiences and had a true gift for recording what he observed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Full of drama and adventure, Into the Savage Land takes readers back to the Alaska of\u003cbr\u003e 1850. Reminiscent of the popular serialized stories that appeared in British papers at the time, \u003cbr\u003e the journal presents a first-person account of travels into the interior of the colony and the\u003cbr\u003e inherent dangers involved, including freezing temperatures, suspicious Russians and warring\u003cbr\u003e Natives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Edited and annotated by Ernest Sipes, this publication offers an exceptional opportunity\u003cbr\u003e for students of the literature of Alaska and anyone interested in the region's colorful history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErnest Sipes was born, raised and lives in Alaska. He has always had an interest in history, particularly the colonial period of Alaska's past. Additionally, his experiences growing up in Alaska with Natives have impacted his perceptions perhaps as much, if not more, than the formal training in anthropology he received from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and Brigham Young University. In terms of his practical understanding of first peoples, his travels in remote areas of northwest Brazil have given him particular insight into interpreting the journal of Edward Adams. Over the course of sic years, he observed Indians of the Amazon at varying levels of assimilation undergoing the sometimes-painful process of dealing with outsiders. While the climate is quite different between the two areas, Alaska in 1850 and the present-day Amazon appear to be somewhat similar in that some primitive Indian tribes take to contact with less resistance than others. The construction of this work was based upon many sources and several years of research.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hancock House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50860744769810,"sku":"9780888395627","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_15ad5f90-cb3c-4498-a64c-b6bcb9b6015a.jpg?v=1737582115","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/into-the-savage-land-the-alaskan-journal-of-edward-adams-9780888395627","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}