Journeys Through the Inside Passage: Seafaring Adventures Along the Coast of British Columbia and Alaska

Barry M. Gough is a history professor at Wilfrid Laurier University and
author of The Northwest Coast: British Navigation, Trade, and
Discoveries to 1812.

Part travel, part history, and part literature, Journeys Through the
Inside Passage is also part recollection and self-discovery. Written by
an author who knows the environment, Upton contributes a contemporary
assessment of coastal life in the late 20th century. The author has gone
back to George Vancouver, John Muir, and M. Wylie Blanchet for texts
that serve as departures for current assessments. In addition, he has
used reminiscences, hydrographic instructions, and descriptions of
friends to add even greater immediacy to the present age. The work
boasts a nice collection of photos of ships, and has serviceable maps
and a useful—but by no means complete—bibliography. Best described
as “travel literature,” this book will be a good addition to the
genre. Even armchair travelers will be pleased with the majesty of the
scenery portrayed, and reminded of the tortuous difficulties of
navigating this savage coast.