Dramatic
and entertaining...A grand book...Compelling and impressively well
researched...By far the best and most detailed story of the Roosevelt
administration’s fight for conservation.”Kathleen Dalton, The Boston Globe
“The Quiet World brims over with information and insight, passion and insistence...In fact, it’s a bit like Alaska itself: large formidable, raw, and ultimately unforgettable.”
Dennis Drabelle, The Washington Post
Douglas Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice University and contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Seven of his books have been selected as New York Times Notable Books of the Year. He lives in Texas with his wife and three children.
