Passage to Juneau: A Sea & Its Meanings.

Raban, Jonathan

Published by Picador, London, 1999

About this Item

First editionÂby the author described as 'undoubtedly the finest writer afloat since Conrad' (Geoffrey Moorhouse, Guardian). Octavo, original publisherâ s cloth, with the Inside Passage North and South maps adhered to the front pastedown. Boldly signed by Jonathan Raban on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.ÂAuthor photograph by Marion Ettlinger. Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings (1999) by Jonathan Raban is a work of literary nonfiction that combines travel writing, maritime history, and cultural reflection. Framed by Rabanâ s small-boat journey along the Inside Passage from Seattle to Juneau, the narrative interweaves personal experience with historical accounts of exploration, indigenous presence, and colonial expansion in the Pacific Northwest. Raban uses the shifting moods of the sea as both subject and metaphor, examining how landscapes are interpreted, mythologized, and politically contested. Through its synthesis of memoir and historical inquiry, the book explores the layered meanings of place and the ways in which geography shapes identity and historical imagination.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Passage to Juneau: A Sea & Its Meanings.
• Publisher: Picador, London
• Publication Date: 1999
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition