Passage to Juneau

  • Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings
    By Jonathan Raban

    The author describes his solo voyage from his Seattle home to the Alaska Panhandle.

  • Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings
    By Jonathan Raban

    Meanwhile, the price of herring was in free fall. From $3,000 a ton the year before, it slid below $1,000 and now was dropping quickly through the hundreds. When the barge at last came alongside the dock, Vagabond was found to be safe ...

  • Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings
    By Jonathan Raban

    Though it takes the form of a solo voyage in a small boat from Seattle to Juneau, this is no day-by-day, point-to-point travelogue but an attempt to unravel the deepest...

  • Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings
    By Jonathan Raban

    This book is much more than a book about a sea voyage; it is about Jonathan Raban's journey home to his father who is dying; about his crumbling relationship with his wife and also about the historical journey of the maddening Vancouver in ...

  • Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings
    By Jonathan Raban

    'This is Raban at his best, which is saying a great deal' Ian McEwan

  • Passage To Juneau
    By Jonathan Raban

    Described by Ian McEwan as 'Raban at his best', this is extraordinary travel writing, told from two very different perspectives. A book about the idea of loss, Raban is home but still, he is very much still at sea.

  • Passage To Juneau
    By Jonathan Raban

    It looks like a travel book, but it's much less expected and more troubling than that'–Spectator 'Unlike other travel books this is the genuine article... it is a thrilling adventure'–The Times 'This is an extraordinary book.