Kings of the Yukon

One Summer Paddling Across the Far North

De: Adam Weymouth

Narrado por: Charlie Anson

A thrilling journey by canoe across Alaska, by critically acclaimed writer Adam Weymouth.

The Yukon river is 2,000 miles long, the longest stretch of free-flowing river in the United States. In this riveting examination of one of the last wild places on earth, Adam Weymouth canoes along the river's length, from Canada's Yukon Territory, through Alaska, to the Bering Sea. The result is a book that shows how even the most remote wilderness is affected by the same forces reshaping the rest of the planet.

Every summer, hundreds of thousands of king salmon migrate the distance of the Yukon to their spawning grounds, where they breed and die, in what is the longest salmon run in the world. For the communities that live along the river, salmon was once the lifeblood of the economy and local culture. But climate change and a globalized economy have fundamentally altered the balance between man and nature; the health and numbers of king salmon are in question, as is the fate of the communities that depend on them.

Traveling along the Yukon as the salmon migrate, a four-month journey through untrammeled landscape, Adam Weymouth traces the fundamental interconnectedness of people and fish through searing and unforgettable portraits of the individuals he encounters. He offers a powerful, nuanced glimpse into indigenous cultures, and into our ever-complicated relationship with the natural world. Weaving in the rich history of salmon across time as well as the science behind their mysterious life cycle, Kings of the Yukon is extraordinary adventure and nature writing at its most urgent and poetic.

"Kings of the Yukon succeeds as an adventure tale, a natural history and a work of art."-Wall Street Journal

Reseñas de la Crítica

• Winner of The Sunday Times/ Peters Fraser+ Dunlop 2018 Young Writer of the Year Award
• Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Ondaatje Prize
• Named the Lonely Planet Adventure Travel Book of the Year
• Named a notable book for the 2018 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award

"[A] brilliant account of a summer spent paddling the 2,000-mile length of the Yukon River...Kings of the Yukon succeeds as an adventure tale, a natural history and a work of art. Its various threads of context and back story are woven seamlessly into the daily panorama of the river journey."—Richard Adams Carey, Wall Street Journal

"Weymouth paddled the length of the Yukon River to learn about king salmon. In his eloquent account of his experiences, he sheds light on the life cycle of these magnificent creatures, the complexities of the landscape, and the humans and other animals inhabiting it."—San Francisco Chronicle

"Timely...Weymouth's prose is often beautiful, bringing to life the river and its inhabitants."—Anchorage Daily News

"It feels as if we have found, ready minted and hidden in plain sight, a really outstanding new contemporary British voice...Weymouth combines acute political, personal and ecological understanding, with the most beautiful writing reminiscent of a young Robert Macfarlane... He is, I have no doubt, a significant voice for the future."

—Andrew Holgate, The Sunday Times

"In this lyrical debut, Adam Weymouth canoes the length of the river to watch the fish and meet the communities who have relied on them, but are now struggling as stocks fall."—Financial Times

"A dose of adventure and environmental science . . . dynamic"—Southern Living, Best New Books to Read in May

"Adam Weymouth writes well. He is poetic, but also precise....This is a rich and fascinating book."—Elisa Segrave, The Spectator (UK)

"a richly told history of one of North America's most remote wildernesses"—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"In this timely story 'of relationships, of the symbiosis of people and fish, of the imprint that one leaves on the other,' Weymouth keeps the pages turning to the very end."—Kirkus

"The writing is lyrical, whether describing a gull in the wind, the difference between nomadism and restlessness, the symbiosis of people and fish, or the slow amble of Prudhoe Bay's oil down the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Equal parts natural history, travelog, and cultural history, this work will appeal to readers of all three genres, especially fans of John McPhee."—Library Journal

"A gripping story about one of the last great salmon runs on the planet."—North State Public Radio

critique I

The book is about fish, the river and the people along it. sometimes the facts are exaggerated to make your point. you travel with a with a partner that you sell them. call by name

An epic masterpiece

The most amazing account of traveling the length of the Yukon River. That in and of itself is an accomplishment of epic proportion‘s. But the book is much more than that. It is a fascinating story of adventure, science, and anthropology written and narrated in the most exquisite way. He uniquely captures the character of the river, the people that live on it and the fish that they depend on for their way of life. Of the many many books that I have listened to on audible this is perhaps one of the best. Absolutely unique and fascinating.

King Salmon, it’s life and death on the Yukon Rive

Great listen…(heard it on audible) an incredibly detailed description of the ecosystem that cradles this great river as the author details the life and death struggle of this great fish.

Enjoyable listen

An interesting narrative of the history of salmon, its importance to native culture and how man is impacting a process that’s been transpiring since the dawn of civilization.

If you’re looking for a detailed history of the salmon trade, the spawning process of salmon and how vital it is to native culture, then this book is for you.

An enjoyable listen.