Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
The Alaska Sportsman
Author: Float Hunting Alaska's Wild Rivers
Author: Michael StrahanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780916771232
Category : Big game hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Alaska Bear Tales
Author: Larry KaniutPublisher: Larry Kaniut
ISBN: 9780882402321
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Describes both humorous and deadly contacts between humans and bears in Alaska and reviews the precautions for avoiding a bear attack
Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush
Author: Lael MorganPublisher: Epicenter Press
ISBN: 9780945397762
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Morgan offers an authentic and deliciously humorous account of the prostitutes and other "disreputable" women who were the earliest female pioneers of the Far North. At the turn of the century, tens of thousands of Americans left their homes, escaping a worldwide depression & the restraints of the Victorian Era, to stampede to Alaska & the Yukon, where millions of dollars in gold was being discovered in remote, subartic mining camps. Women accompanied the men on the long journey to the Far North--more often prostitutes, dance hall girls & entertainers than respectful wives & schoolteachers. These are the girls of the demimonde, that "half world" of disreputable women who lived on the outskirts of society. Meet "Dutch Kate" Wilson, who pioneered many areas long before the "respectable" women who received credit for getting there first; ruthless heartbreakers Cad Wilson & Rose Blumkin; "French Marie" Larose, who auctioned herself off as a wife to the highest bidder; & Edith Neile, called the "Oregon Mare," famous for both her outlandish behavior & her soft-hearted generosity. These "good time girls" crossed geographic & social frontiers, finding freedom, independence, hardship, heartbreak & sometimes astonishing wealth. They were an important part of this key chapter in the history of the West, which holds a special place in the American imagination.
Alaska at War, 1941-1945
Author: Fern ChandonnetPublisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 1602231354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Over the course of the past two hundred years, only one United States territory has experienced foreign occupation: Alaska. Available for the first time in paperback, Alaska at War brings readers face to face with the North Pacific front in World War II. Wide-ranging essays cover the war as seen by Alaskan eyes, including the Japanese invasion of the Attu and Kiska islands, the effects of the war on Aleutian Islanders, and the American campaign to recover occupied territory. Whether you’re a historian or a novice student interested in this pivotal period of American history, Alaska at War provides fascinating insight into the background, history, and cultural impact of war on the Alaskan homefront.
The Alaska Almanac
Author: Nancy GatesPublisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 0882409980
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Those looking for facts about Alaska turn to Alaska's best known and trusted fact book, The Alaska Alamanc. This affordable, best‐selling guide is filled with accurate, timely facts on the geography, history, economy, employment, recreation, climate, and peoples of this large and diverse state.
Alaska's Greatest Outdoor Legends
Author: Doug KellyPublisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 1602232997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Outdoor tourism is one of Alaska’s biggest industries, and the thousands of people who flock to the state’s dramatic landscapes and pristine waters to hunt and fish are supported by a large and growing network of guides, lodges, outfitters, and wildlife biologists. This book honors more than sixty of those remarkably colorful characters, past and present, people whose incredible skills were their calling cards, but whose larger-than-life personalities were what people remember after the trip is over. Taken together, these portraits offer a history of outdoor life in Alaska and celebrate its incredible natural beauty—and the people who devote their lives to helping us enjoy it.
Boots, Bikes, and Bombers
Author: Ginny WoodPublisher: University of Alaska Press
ISBN: 1602231737
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
Born in Washington in 1917, Ginny Hill Wood served as a Women's Airforce Service pilot in World War II and flew a military surplus airplane to Alaska in 1946. Settling in Fairbanks, she went on to cofound Camp Denali, Alaska's first wilderness ecotourism lodge. This title presents an oral history of Ginny Hill Wood.
Alaska Highway, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Roads ... 90-1, on S. 2021, a Bill to Authorize the Appropriation of Funds for the Construction, Reconstruction, and Improvement of the Alaska Highway, September 14, 1967
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public WorksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Author: Harlan D. UnrauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description