Twenty-two years ago, a disillusioned 24-year-old went looking for himself and his nation. His memoir of what he found, A Walk Across America, captured the hearts of all Americans, sold over 1.8 million copies, and is still in print today. Now, Peter Jenkins is a bit older, married and a father of six, and his journeys are much different. Perhaps he is looking for adventure, perhaps inspiration, perhaps new communities, perhaps unspoiled land. Certainly, he found all of this and more in Alaska. Looking for Alaska is Jenkinss account of a year-long odyssey in the cities, towns, islands, and villages of Americas last wilderness. Visiting isolated spots that few non-native people have seen, his view of Alaska is a rare and more complete one than ever before. He also took his family with him, and the way they made Alaska their home is as much a part of this story as Jenkinss travels. Getting to know a place as only he can, Jenkins provides an unforgettable portrait of a dangerous and beautiful land and the people that call it home.From a fishing expedition with some of Alaskas Native leaders to an ocean-kayaking trip in the glacier-ridden Gulf of Alaska, Jenkins delivers a memorable diary of discoveryboth of this place that captures all of our imaginations, and of himself, all over again.

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