Geographic Orientation/Alaska
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The Sleeping Lady
$11.99 Add to cartGazing across Cook Inlet from Anchorage, Alaska, people have imagined that the sprawling peak across the inlet is a slumbering woman. Out of this idyllic landscape, has come a tale about a time of pea… [more below]
- Author: Dixon, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0882404954
- Language: English
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Native Cultures in Alaska: Looking Forward, Looking Back
$18.99 Add to cartIn the minds of most Americans, Native culture in Alaska amounts to Eskimos and igloos….The latest publication of the Alaska Geographic Society offers an accessible and attractive antidote to such m… [more below]
- Series: Alaska Geographic
- Author: Alaska Geographic Association
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 30 2012
- ISBN10: 0882407562
- Language: English
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Alaska’s Totem Poles
$14.99 Add to cartIn this newly revised edition of ALASKA’S TOTEM POLES, readers learn about the history and use of totems, clan crests, symbolism, and much more. A special section describes where to go to view totems…. [more below]
- Author: Kramer, Pat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: June 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0882407317
- Language: English
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Revolver
$11.99 Read moreA loaded gun. Stolen Gold. And a menacing stranger. A taut frontier survivor story, set at the time of the Alaska gold rush. A Printz Honor Book.
“A memorable tale, one that will appeal to fans of Gary- Author: Sedgwick, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 27 2011
- ISBN10: 0312547978
- Language: English
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Alaska’s Wild Life: A Coloring Book Featuring the Artwork of Monica Estill
$13.99 Add to cartThis collection of thirty-two quirky and whimsical drawings, inspired by Alaska’s abundant wildlife, will entertain and distract colorists as they daydream of the Last Frontier.
- Author: Estill, Monica
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 70
- Publish Date: May 03 2016
- ISBN10: 1943328641
- Language: English
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Alaska Bear Tales
$24.99 Add to cartNothing prepares you for a bear encounter better than learning from those who have experienced bears first-hand. Alaska Bear Tales is a collection of more than 200 real-life accounts filled with all t
- Author: Kaniut, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: January 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1955728143
- Language: English
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Heroes and Heroines: Tlingit-Haida Legend
$12.99 Add to cartOver uncounted generations the Tlingits and Haidas of Southeast Alaska developed a spoken literature as robust and distinctive as their unique graphic art style, and passed it from the old to the youn… [more below]
- Author: Beck, Mary Giraudo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0882403346
- Language: English
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The Fiddlehead Cookbook
$23.99 Add to cartThe Fiddlehead Restaurant and Bakery has been a Juneau tradition since 1978, when its founder established a menu that celebrated Alaska’s bounty of fresh, delicious ingredients and its jubilant spirit
- Author: Decherney, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: August 15 1993
- ISBN10: 0312098065
- Language: English
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Guide to the Birds of Alaska
$29.99 Read more“For those who plan to visit Alaska, this book is an obvious must, but even armchair birders will get satisfaction from reading it. Any birder will get many hours of enjoyment” —The Canadian Field-Na
- Author: Armstrong, Robert H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 13 2015
- ISBN10: 1941821421
- Language: English
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On the Edge of Nowhere
$14.95 Add to cartFor sheer excitement and adventure, few novels match the true-life story of James Huntington. The son of a white trapper and Indian mother, Huntington learned early to fight for survival in Alaska’s r… [more below]
- Author: Huntington, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0970849338
- Language: English
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Seward’s Folly: A New Look at the Alaska Purchase
$28.95 Read moreThe Alaska Purchase–denounced at the time as “Seward’s Folly” but now seen as a masterstroke–is well known in American history. But few know the rest of the story.
This book aims to correct that. L… [more below]- Author: Farrow, Lee A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: December 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1602233039
- Language: English
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Salmon in the Trees: Life in Alaska’s Tongass Rain Forest [With CD (Audio)]
$29.95 Read more2011 Gold Nautilus Award in Small Press Honors
“Salmon in the Trees is a bold and
2011 Silver Nautilus Award in Photography/Art
Silver Independent Publisher Book Award in Environment, Ecology, Nature- Author: Gulick, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1594850917
- Language: English
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Outside in the Interior: An Adventure Guide for Central Alaska, Second Edition
$29.95 Read moreWith its breathtaking vistas and countless acres of unmarked wilderness, Alaska has long attracted those who are looking for a bit of adventure in their vacations–from visitors who want to climb rugg… [more below]
- Author: Joly, Kyle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: April 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1602232806
- Language: English
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Shamans and Kushtakas: North Coast Tales of the Supernatural
$12.99 Add to cartShaman and Kushtaka, both struck terror in the hearts of the Tlingit and Haida, for both possessed frightening supernatural powers. Among the Natives of the Pacific Northwest Coast, the shaman was hon… [more below]
- Author: Beck, Mary Giraudo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0882404067
- Language: English
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Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People
$20.00 Read moreA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE
An alternately charming and harrowing account of over 50 years of one remarkable native Alaskan’s life – from living off the land north of the Arctic Circl- Author: Hensley, William L. Iggiagruk
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 02 2010
- ISBN10: 0312429363
- Language: English
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Dog Man: Chronicles of an Iditarod Champion
$32.00 Add to cartWhat does it take to become an Iditarod champion? Join four-time winner and mushing legend Martin Buser as he reveals his life’s journey in candid and action-packed detail. From a childhood overseas t… [more below]
- Author: Buser, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: February 09 2015
- ISBN10: 0990782638
- Language: English
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Alaska’s Southeast: Touring The Inside Passage
$17.95 Add to cartThis guide details the rich history, culture, geography, and flora and fauna of Alaska’s Inside Passage.
- Series: Alaska’s Southeast: Touring the Inside Passage
- Author: Miller, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 13 2008
- ISBN10: 0762745355
- Language: English
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Beyond Mile Zero: The Vanishing Alaska Highway Lodge Community
$24.95 Add to cartIn 1942, the west coast of North America was under threat after the attack on Pearl Harbor, prompting the US government to build a military road from Dawson Creek, BC, to Delta Junction, AK. Renowned
- Author: Gontard, Lily
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 24 2017
- ISBN10: 1550177974
- Language: English
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Alaska Native Art: Tradition, Innovation, Continuity
$35.95 Read moreRanging from the islands of the Bering Sea to Alaska’s interior forests, Alaska Native Art celebrates the rich art of Alaska’s Native peoples, both setting their work in the context of historical trad… [more below]
- Author: Fair, Susan W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: July 15 2007
- ISBN10: 1889963828
- Language: English
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Strange Stories of Alaska & Th
$15.95 Add to cartFrom the pages of early-day northern newspapers comes a startling collection of accounts of the extraordinary and the unexplained: Mammoths discovered frozen whole in the icy grip of a glacier. A trop… [more below]
- Author: Ferrell, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: March 01 1996
- ISBN10: 0945397518
- Language: English
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