Alaska -
Over 130 images paired with essays from Nick Jans record the splendor of this
great American wilderness. From intimate singular images to hauntingly beautiful
landscapes, Alaska finds new expression under the artful lens of Art Wolfe.
Alaska -
Master storyteller James Michener reveals Alaska in all its awesome, sweeping
majesty. From the near-forgotten past, to the highly technological present,
from self-defense to self-determination, here are the men and women who tried
to tame the land, seize its bounty, and lay claim to the elusive spirit that
holds native and visitor spellbound. A stirring portrait of a human community
living on the edge of the world, ALASKA claims a bold heritage of survival against
all odds. (LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVEIW)
Alaska:
An American Colony - ALASKA: AN AMERICAN COLONY focuses on Russian America
and American Alaska, bringing the story of Alaska up to the present and exploring
the continuing impact of Alaska Native claims settlements, the trans-Alaska pipeline,
and the Alaska Lands Act.
Alaska
Native Ways: What the Elders Have Taught Us - As Alaska's Native peoples
confront contemporary challenges, they increasingly find purpose in traditional
values and practices that have sustained their cultures for millennia. In stirring
words and spectacular photos, ALASKA NATIVE WAYS: WHAT THE ELDERS HAVE TAUGHT
US pays tribute to the first Alaskans and the ancient values they consider paramount
to their survival.
Building the Alaska Log Home
The
Last New Land - This anthology provides an exciting and comprehensive overview
of Alaska and the scope and diversity of its literature. It draws on over 75
writers of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, who explore a variety of themes:
nature, survival, early people, legends, and modern times.
Looking
for Alaska - Looking for Alaska is an account of eighteen months spent
traveling over twenty thousand miles in tiny bush planes, on snow machines
and snowshoes, in fishing boats and kayaks, on the Alaska Marine Highway and
the
Haul Road, searching for what defines Alaska.
The
Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians (Classic Reprint
Series (Fairbanks, Alaska), No. 4.)
Working
on the Edge: Surviving in the World's Most Dangerous Profession: King Crab Fishing
on Alaska's High Seas
