Going to Extremes (book) explained

Going to Extremes
Author:	Joe McGinniss
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Pub Date:	1980
English Pub Date:	Alfred A. Knopf
Pages:	285
Isbn:	0-394-51172-7

Going to Extremes is a non-fiction book by Joe McGinniss. It was first published in 1980. The book is about McGinniss' travels through Alaska for a year.^[1] The book became a bestseller.^[2]

The Los Angeles Times called it a "vivid memoir."^[3]

McGinniss returned to the subject of Alaska in 2009 to write a biography about former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin.^{[2] [4]}

See also

• Coming into the Country, a book by John McPhee which covers much of the same subject matter and time frame

Notes and References

1. News: A flavorful trek across Alaska (preview). https://web.archive.org/web/20121105020836/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/187263552.html?dids=187263552:187263552&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Sep+17,+1980&author=By+Howard+C.+Weaver&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=A+flavorful+trek+across+Alaska&pqatl=google . dead . November 5, 2012 . . September 17, 1980. Weaver, Howard C..
2. News: Palin's neighbor Joe McGinniss talks about 'Going to Extremes' in Alaska. . September 6, 2010. Dunham, Mike.
3. News: GOING TO EXTREMES . . October 1, 1989. Solomon, Charles.
4. News: McGinniss Hops Agents (Again), So What's He Working On?. . August 25, 2009. Neyfakh, Leon.