Kings of the Yukon
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This extraordinary journey follows the mighty Yukon River from its source to the Bering Sea, tracing the epic 2,000-mile migration of the king salmon. Weaving together natural history, indigenous culture, and environmental investigation, it reveals how these magnificent fish have sustained communities for thousands of years and why they now face an uncertain future.
Along the way, readers encounter fishermen, scientists, and First Nations elders whose lives remain intimately connected to the salmon's annual return. The narrative explores pressing questions about conservation, climate change, and the delicate balance between traditional ways of life and modern pressures. Both a love letter to one of the world's great wilderness rivers and a urgent meditation on ecological crisis, this is travel writing with purpose—lyrical, thought-provoking, and deeply humane.
