Jonathan Waterman
Author of In the Shadow of Denali: Life and Death on Alaska's Mt. McKinley
About the Author
Jonathan Waterman has worked as a naturalist, Outward Bound instructor, park ranger, boatman, mountain guide, freelance writer, magazine editor, and director of a small press. He developed the television documentaries The Logan Challenge for PBS; Surviving Denali (which won an Emmy), for ESPN; and show more Odyssey Among the Inuit for the Outdoor Life Network. He began traveling to the Arctic twenty years ago. He lives in Colorado with his wife, June show less
Works by Jonathan Waterman
Where Mountains Are Nameless: Passion and Politics in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (2005) 44 copies
The Quotable Climber: Literary, Humorous, Inspirational, And Fearful Moments Of Climbing (1998) 35 copies
A Most Hostile Mountain : Re-Creating the Duke of Abruzzi's Historic Expedition on Mount St. Elias (1997) 26 copies
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- Gender
- male
- Places of residence
- Carbondale, Colorado, USA
- Awards and honors
- NEA Literary Fellowship (2004)
The American Alpine Club Literary Award (1996)
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Statistics
- Works
- 15
- Members
- 432
- Popularity
- #56,591
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 32
- Languages
- 1
Is it a pamphlet against xenophobia or cliches, for wildlife preserve, a spiritual motif, a historical overview of the region, an adventure travelogue or a book about love? It is supposed to be all of these, and yet it would have been more rewarding to be just one or two.
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