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Author: Sean Michael Flynn Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1429973978 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 321
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From moose attacks to the midnight sun--an amusing, Bill Bryson-like account of one man's first year in Alaska "In New York City, a Cheechako (chee CHA-ko) would be the kid who just fell off the turnip truck. No street smarts. A pink windbreaker. A subway map sticking from his back pocket...In Alaska, a Cheechako is even easier to spot. He's the guy with his tongue stuck to a metal pole. A tenderfoot. A greenhorn." Land of the Radioactive Midnight Sun is the story of Lt. Sean Michael Flynn as he tries to survive his first year in Alaska. With romantic notions of Jack London and Bush piloting, Lt. Flynn requests a transfer to Eielson Air Force Base outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. He is a bit unnerved at how easy the transfer goes through. From a rugby game on a frozen river to living across from Santa's Village to soaring over the Bush in an F-16, Land of the Radioactive Midnight Sun is a hilarious trial-by-many-errors account of what it takes to become a true Alaskan.
Author: Sean Michael Flynn Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1429973978 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 321
Book Description
From moose attacks to the midnight sun--an amusing, Bill Bryson-like account of one man's first year in Alaska "In New York City, a Cheechako (chee CHA-ko) would be the kid who just fell off the turnip truck. No street smarts. A pink windbreaker. A subway map sticking from his back pocket...In Alaska, a Cheechako is even easier to spot. He's the guy with his tongue stuck to a metal pole. A tenderfoot. A greenhorn." Land of the Radioactive Midnight Sun is the story of Lt. Sean Michael Flynn as he tries to survive his first year in Alaska. With romantic notions of Jack London and Bush piloting, Lt. Flynn requests a transfer to Eielson Air Force Base outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. He is a bit unnerved at how easy the transfer goes through. From a rugby game on a frozen river to living across from Santa's Village to soaring over the Bush in an F-16, Land of the Radioactive Midnight Sun is a hilarious trial-by-many-errors account of what it takes to become a true Alaskan.
Author: Jonathan Thomas Stratman Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781470185909 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 144
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Will Rollins, a greenhorn––cheechako––(chee-chock-oh) is miserable in his new Alaska life. In addition to the bully after him, he can't seem to make any friends in school and doesn't know a thing about dogsleds, riverboats, hunting, or surviving at 40 degrees below zero. Even though he doesn't feel very brave, Will darts out alone onto rampaging river ice to rescue a stranded dog. His bravery wins him a valuable, trained sled dog, Blackie, and a new human friend as well, an Alaskan Indian boy named Elias. It's Elias who challenges and inspires the cheechako to become a rugged outdoorsman and a real Alaskan. Will starts out by feeding, harnessing and then driving a sled dog team. He learns to throw a hatchet–and hit what he aims at! He learns to snowshoe and stay alive in the cold, to challenge his fears and to push on when everything he wants to do is quit. Best of all, he learns to be a good friend.But when a fierce, Siberian blizzard rampages across central Alaska, stranding Will's family, nearly burying their log cabin in wind-blown snow drifts,it will be up to Will and Blackie to try to make it out alive. With Elias injured and Will's family in danger of freezing, can a cheechako save them? Can he save himself?
Author: Ethel McMilin Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1467859621 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 272
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The Sweeney family enjoyed their first born and nicknamed him Buddy. Less than two years later, a little girl named Hillary joined the family. As time went on, they had other children and raised them in the outskirts of Fairbanks, Alaska. Raising children in the cold winters in Fairbanks wasnt always easy but they never considered returning to the lower forty-eight. They worked hard at teaching the children about the dangers of bears, swift water, moose, and very cold days. They also took advantage of the fun things there was to do in the great state of Alaska.
Author: Deb Vanasse Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com ISBN: 1459612523 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 202
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In more than 100 historic photographs, this book captures the remarkable story of this vast and complex state. An elderly Inupiat woman is clearly pleased with her long line of drying fish fillets on a windy and sunny day. A pack train carries 1,200 pounds of gold destined for the First National Bank of Fairbanks. A man with suit and fedora plays a violin while sitting on a piece of ice in the Chena River. A posed shot from the turn of the century shows well-dressed women (likely prostitutes) in Klondike City. The passage of time reveals the change of structures from sod houses to tents to log cabins to detailed Victorian homes, but the indomitable spirit of the people remains evident across generations. Deb Vanasse's thoughtful text and expert selection of images - from snapshots to formal studies - bring a remarkable world to life for readers.
Author: Charles W. Craig Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 146854635X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 176
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This book is entitled A Rear View Mirror OF My Life and in essence, it contains additional memories of the authors life that were not included in his first book, Lifes Reflections with a sub-title of From A Toddler To Eternity. For that reason, as was the case with his first book, there is no one central theme with this book. There are, however, hundreds of vignettes that hopefully will beckon the reader to benefit from some of the lessons that he has learned in his seven decades of life. This book contains six chapters as follows: Chapter One, Educational Perspectives; Chapter Two, Alaska Tales; Chapter Three, Miscellaneous Moments; Chapter Four, Societal Observations; Chapter Five, Travel Tales; Chapter Six, My Greatest Gift
Author: Don Langdok Publisher: Publication Consultants ISBN: 1594333505 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 379
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The Langdok's move to Anchorage, Alaska in 1969 was a daring and gutsy decision on the part of this young Wisconsin couple with a two-year-old baby daughter. It wasn't long before exciting and unexpected challenges started to shape and mold their character; from finding a dead body, dealing with airplane crashes and police department murders to ‘homesteading' in a log cabin with no electricity or water! A second baby girl joined the family and together they enjoyed the summer camping and fishing surrounded in breathtaking scenery, autumn horseback rides throughout the beautiful Chugach Mountains and winter snowmachining and skiing in a frosty, cold landscape. They learned to live off the land raising delicious vegetables under the midnight sun, smoking fresh-caught salmon for the larder and filling their freezer with moose and caribou. It was a good and rewarding life! Together with their children, Don and Lanna established lifelong friendships while making Alaska their home. This is their true story...
Author: Don Pitcher Publisher: Moon Travel ISBN: 1612380638 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 602
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Travel writer and nature photographer Don Pitcher covers the best of Alaska, from fine dining in Anchorage to backpacking in Denali National Park. Pitcher also includes various travel strategies such as The Best of Alaska and Along the AlCan. Complete with details on where to view wildlife at the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge and the best spots to kayak in Prince William Sound, Moon Alaska gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
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