Awards

• Runner-up for IBPA Book Awards 2025 (United States)
• Runner-up for PubWest Book Design Awards 2025 (United States)

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Author:   Jon Waterman
Publisher:   Patagonia Books
Imprint:   Patagonia Books
ISBN:  

9781952338236

ISBN 10:   1952338239
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   02 January 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Prologue: A Certain Type of Fun, July 10–12, 2022 Part I: Schooled, Prehistoric Times–Present Day Chapter 1: An Arctic Primer, 2.4 billion years ago–2022 Chapter 2: The Noatak River, August 1983 Chapter 2½: Barren Ground Grizzlies, 1984 Chapter 3: A Qallunaat’s Education, 1997 Chapter 3½: Birds, 1997–1999 Chapter 4: Arctic Solitaire, Spring and Summer 1998 Chapter 4½: One Who Gave Power, September 1999 Chapter 5: Refuge, Summer 2006 Chapter 5½: Shocked Return, August 2021 Part II: The Final Journey, 2022 Chapter 6: A Short Walk Over the Brooks Range, July 12–15 Chapter 6½: Wildfires July 16 Chapter 7: Downriver, July 17–21 Chapter 7½: Thermokarst Landslide, July 22 Chapter 8: The Bearded Ones, July 23–26 Chapter 8½: Salmon, July 27 Chapter 9: Nautaaq, July 28–August 1 Chapter 9½: Kotzebue, August 2 Chapter 10: Journey’s End at Kivalina, August 3–10 Appendix: Climate Crisis Predictions / How to Take Action

Reviews

“A beautiful, compelling book of the profound effects of anthropogenic climate change on America’s last and grandest wilderness.” —Roman Dial, author of The Adventurer’s Son

“A beautiful, compelling book of the profound effects of anthropogenic climate change on America’s last and grandest wilderness.” —Roman Dial, author of The Adventurer’s Son Only Jon Waterman, with his decades of Arctic adventuring and his astounding reporter’s eye, could have written such an eloquent, impassioned, and essential ode to the far north. -- Michael Finkel, bestselling author of The Stranger in the Woods and The Art Thief. A marvelous compendium of Jon Waterman's forty years in the high Arctic of Alaska and Nunavut. Combining geology, anthropology, climate science with intimate journal entries, Waterman's wanderings etch into our minds a vivid view of wild beauty, collapsing villages, icescapes and tundra, deeply altered by a changing climate. This lovely book is joy to read and a warning. --Gretel Ehrlich, author of The Solace of Open Spaces and This Cold Heaven ""An exceptionally well written and informative account of environmental impact that is a solid and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and college/university library Arctic Environmental Studies collections and supplemental Climate Change curriculum reading lists."" -- d ""Waterman’s informed, vulnerable, often humorous voice makes “Into the Thaw” a great pleasure to read. The large-format color photos and detailed maps make it equally satisfying to look at. Not every writer can pull off a joyous read while also telling a serious environmental story that speaks to the values of protected lands and encourages climate action. By loving and respecting the Arctic world through witnessing its many wonders, Waterman opens readers not just to sharing his appreciation but to the experience of wonder everywhere — and the need to safeguard a world that grants us so many gifts."" --Anchorage Daily News

Author Information

Jon Waterman has sought out an unconventional adventurer's path since he was a teenager. As a lifelong environmentalist and writer, he has specialized in immersive journeys-often to the North-to develop a sense of place and then share the beauties, cultures, and fragilities of imperiled parts of the world. His wide-ranging expeditions include a winter ascent of the Cassin Ridge on Denali, kayaking the Northwest Passage, dogsledding into and up Canada's Mount Logan, sailing to Hawaii, and boating the Colorado River from source to sea. He has worked as a director of a small press, an editor, a naturalist, a park ranger, a wilderness guide, a photographer, and a filmmaker. Among his many publications, Jon's work has appeared inThe New York Times, Wild Bird, Outside, Men's Journal, Adventure,andSailing World. His sixteen books includeIn the Shadow of Denali, Kayaking the Vermilion Sea, and theNational Geographic Atlas of the National Parks. By taking risks and tackling difficult issues, his narratives transcend traditional outdoor yarns and have garnered numerous awards, including a Literary Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts, three Best Adventure Book Awards from the Banff Book Festival, an Emmy, a National Park Service Special Achievement Award, and the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award. He lives in Carbondale, Colorado.

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