![]() Access to their gold and some beer would have been nice, too. It was supposed to mean a break from fighting for their lives and a chance to talk to someone who might actually know what’s going on. And within his story are many lessons for how to lead, get things done, and hold on to the imperative to keep at it-no matter what.Bastion was supposed to mean safety. This book is about a man who is in many ways a passionate master of fighting for one of earth’s living miracles. ![]() ![]() With our nets, dams, and clear-cutting, we do salmon no favors and add greatly to their tragedy. Malarkey’s narrative action, pacing, and human hero-Guido Rahr-all rise to the level that the subject requires. “The wild salmon is the world’s most wondrous, most improbable fish, with a life that is epic, heroic, and tragic. “ Stronghold lets us tag along on the unpredictable adventure that is loving nature, and spares us neither its sacrifices nor its rewards. It’s a book for everyone who has wished for a place where life is defended and upheld-for a place on earth that will make us whole.” -Hope Jahren, author of Lab Girl Stronghold tells a captivating story of the struggle to save the last great salmon rivers.” -Johnny Morris, founder/owner of Bass Pro Shops, owner of Cabela’s “All fishermen know that we have to fight to save the waters we love. “Environmental writing as clear as the world’s most pristine waters . the journalistic equivalent of snagging an elusive, 80-pound trophy taimen on a fly.” -Heller McAlpin, The Wall Street Journal “ has plenty to intrigue and inspire.” - The Oregonian Malarkey conveys the art of fly-fishing and the evolution of his expansive knowledge purity, determination, and adroit handling of both prominent Americans and Russian oligarchs, born of his drive to protect ‘stronghold’ rivers-unspoiled by human development.” - The National Book Review “An on-the-ground and in-the-stream view of an unconventional salmon savant. Unflashy but effective prose that may remind you of Ian Frazier and John McPhee.” - San Francisco Chronicle is a novelist by trade, and it shows.” -Nate Blakeslee, The New York Times Book Review Rahr’s passion for salmon is contagious, and Malarkey channels it well. ![]() “The Melvillian showdown between this extraordinary man and his equally extraordinary quarry forms the climax of Stronghold. “A crazy-good, intensely lived book that reads like an international thriller-only it’s our beloved salmon playing the part of diamonds or oil or gold.” -David James Duncan, author of The River Why and The Brothers K Guido Rahr’s quest to save the world’s wild salmon should serve as an inspiration-and a provocation-for us all, and Tucker Malarkey’s exquisite book captures Rahr’s weird and wonderful story with poignancy, humor, and grace.” -Hampton Sides, author of In the Kingdom of Ice and Blood and Thunder “This book isn’t just about fish, it’s about life itself and the fragile unseen threads that connect all creatures across this beleaguered orb we call home. Tucker Malarkey, who joins Rahr in the Russian wilderness, has written a clarion call for a sustainable future, a remarkable work of natural history, and a riveting account of a species whose future is closely linked to our own. Along the way, Rahr contends with scientists, conservationists, Russian oligarchs, corrupt officials, and unexpected allies in an attempt to secure a stronghold for the endangered salmon, an extraordinary keystone species whose demise would reverberate across the planet. As dams, industry, and climate change degraded the homes of these magnificent fish, Rahr saw that the salmon of the Pacific Rim were destined to go the way of their Atlantic brethren: near extinction.Īn improbable and inspiring story, Stronghold takes us on a wild adventure, from Oregon to Alaska to one of the world’s last remaining salmon strongholds in the Russian Far East, a landscape of ecological richness and diversity that is rapidly being developed for oil, gas, minerals, and timber. From a young age, Guido Rahr was a misfit among his family and classmates, preferring to spend his time in the natural world. When the salmon runs of the Pacific Northwest began to decline, Guido was one of the few who understood why. In the tradition of Mountains Beyond Mountains and The Orchid Thief, Stronghold is Tucker Malarkey’s eye-opening account of one of the world’s greatest fly fishermen and his crusade to protect the world’s last bastion of wild salmon. Guido Rahr’s mission to save the wild Pacific salmon leads him into adventures that make for a breathtakingly exciting read.”-Ian Frazier, author of Travels in SiberiaĮditors’ Choice: The New York Times Book Review
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