Author: Jerre Wills Publisher: Publication Consultants ISBN: 1594334781 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 355
Book Description
Jerre Wills was in his late teens when he began feeling something tugging at his shirt-tail, and finally pulling with the force of a 300 pound barn-door halibut heading for deep water on the end of a fishing line. Whatever the powerful pull was, its 5,000 mile beckon, brought the young Wills family to Alaska in March of 1959. First it was the homestead; hunting soon followed; commercial fishing, an improbable occupation became a passion; and becoming a pilot and flying small bush-planes was justified by guiding big game hunters. All of these adventures gave Jerre an appreciation for Alaska's land, sea, and air. Alaska's allure became a 55-year love affair with the Greatland. Alaska Is My Mistress is the story of Jerre Wills' non-stop Alaska seduction.
Author: Shelley Gill Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 9780439117630 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 52
Book Description
Bundle up for fun with this learning-packed resource on awesome Alaska! Students make a model of Denali, avoid the perils of the icy Iditarod in a History and Hazards board game, chart the sizes of big bears and other "giants” of the Alaskan wilderness, create Northern Lights sun catchers, and try out many more hands-on activities. Alaska includes background, easy activities, reproducibles, book links, and a BIG, colorful poster of Alaskan wildlife. For use with Grades 4-8.
Author: John Michels (Journalist) Publisher: ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 976
Book Description
Since Jan. 1901 the official proceedings and most of the papers of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have been included in Science.
Author: John Hamilton Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 1680774085 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 51
Book Description
Welcome to Alaska, the Last Frontier! Students will visit Denali National Park, participate in the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race, attend the World Ice Art championships, and more as they learn about Alaska's history, plants and animals, industries, sports, cities, famous people, and more in this fun, fact-filled title. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing.
Author: Fodor's Travel Guides Publisher: Fodor's Travel ISBN: 0804143129 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 983
Book Description
Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. Alaska is a trip of a lifetime. Nowhere else can travelers kayak to glaciers; fly over the highest peak in North America; wonder at the Aurora Borealis; stay out all night celebrating the midnight sun; visit quirky towns; spot bears, eagles, moose, and whales; and learn the true meaning of the word "remote" all in the same trip. Fodor's Alaska makes it easy to create a perfect trip from start to finish. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of full-color maps · Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks · Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what’s off the beaten path · Major sights such as Katmai National Park, Alaska Native Heritage Center, Denali, Denali National Park, The Aurora Borealis, Mendenhall Glacier, The Inside Passage, and Kenai Fjords National Park · Side Trips from Juneau and Anchorage · Coverage of Juneau, The Inside Passage, and Southeast Alaska; Anchorage; The Kenai Peninsula and Southcentral Alaska; Denali National Park and Preserve; Fairbanks, The Yukon, and the Interior; The Bush
Author: Nellie Neal Lawing Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN: 1789123208 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
NOT A GHOST WRITTEN ROMANCE...but the true story of an Alaskan pioneer who went North as a young girl during the exciting days of the development of the Alaskan Railroad. Offers of publishers to edit her copy and rewrite the book were repeatedly rejected in order that the story might be told accurately and the true sentiment of the writer in these later years be conveyed to the reader. Leaving gunfire and bloodshed in the rowdy mining camps of Cripple Creek, Colorado, Alaska Nellie—without friends or even acquaintances to turn to for advice or help—travelled along to the strange land that was then truly a frontier. The hardships she endured, the cold and hunger, miles of travel on foot, pulling a sled without the aid of dogs, the dangers she encountered and kind assistance she gave to those in need have made her name one that is known and loved throughout the entire territory. Everyone will enjoy this thrilling story of one of the few woman pioneers who lived to “carry on.”
Author: Jerre Wills
Author: United States. Congress. House. Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Author: Shelley Gill
Author: Harriman Alaska Expedition
Author: United States. Federal Maritime Commission. Bureau of Domestic Regulation
Author: John Michels (Journalist)
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Author: John Hamilton
Author: Fodor's Travel Guides
Author: Nellie Neal Lawing