Author: Alastair Scott
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 9780871134707
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An account of Scott's journey through the Alaskan bush and of the people he met along the way.
Alaska Tracks
Author: Ned Rozell
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781438232232
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Imagine following your bliss in a place that intrigues you, learning its geography by sleeping on its lumps and drinking from its rivers and creeks. Ned Rozell lives that experience. Here, he shares it with you.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781438232232
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Imagine following your bliss in a place that intrigues you, learning its geography by sleeping on its lumps and drinking from its rivers and creeks. Ned Rozell lives that experience. Here, he shares it with you.
Animal Tracks of Alaska
Author: Ian Sheldon
Publisher: Publishing Partners
ISBN: 9781772130478
Category : Animal tracks
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From musk ox to muskrat, here are more than 40 of the 49th State's mammals and rodents, plus more than a dozen amphibians and birds. Concise descriptions of animals and their tracks are combined with detailed drawings of the front and back prints, stride patterns and other important identifying aspects. Each animal is captured in accurate black-and-white illustrations, including pattern and print comparisons. Each book in this series features a handy 4" rule printed on the back cover. A perfect pocket guide for teachers, parents, hikers, hunters, and adventurers.
Publisher: Publishing Partners
ISBN: 9781772130478
Category : Animal tracks
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From musk ox to muskrat, here are more than 40 of the 49th State's mammals and rodents, plus more than a dozen amphibians and birds. Concise descriptions of animals and their tracks are combined with detailed drawings of the front and back prints, stride patterns and other important identifying aspects. Each animal is captured in accurate black-and-white illustrations, including pattern and print comparisons. Each book in this series features a handy 4" rule printed on the back cover. A perfect pocket guide for teachers, parents, hikers, hunters, and adventurers.
Small Moccasin Tracks
Author: Hilda Luster-Lindner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999260524
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The first memoir from Hilda Luster-Lindner on growing up in Alaska in Territorial Days. Through hardships and tragedy, blizzards and summer flooding, the Luster family lived mostly in the outdoors or small trapper cabins, surviving on what was gathered from the land. Even in the hardest of times they found love and happiness.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999260524
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The first memoir from Hilda Luster-Lindner on growing up in Alaska in Territorial Days. Through hardships and tragedy, blizzards and summer flooding, the Luster family lived mostly in the outdoors or small trapper cabins, surviving on what was gathered from the land. Even in the hardest of times they found love and happiness.
Portrait of the Alaska Railroad
Author: Kaylene Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882405520
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In July 1923, President Warren G. Harding visited Alaska to drive in the ""Golden Spike"" commemorating the grand opening of the new, federally funded railroad linking Seward with Fairbanks. The Government Railroad had taken eight years and the influence of three U.S. presidents to complete. Shortly afterward, it was renamed the Alaska Railroad. In the eighty-plus years since then, America's northernmost railroad has remained a critical transportation link, a working train as well as a touring train that wends through some of the most fabulous country in the nation. Resplendent in blue and gold, the engines and cars of the Alaska Railroad remain disconnected from other rail lines, set apart on a track that travels north through the wilderness to a dead end near Fairbanks, and south to a dead end at the seaport of Seward. But, oh, what beauty lies between. In this lavishly illustrated and authoritative book, the Alaska Railroad rides in the spotlight. Through words and color-rich photos, Johnson and Corral offer an entertaining history of the railroad, the routes, the engines and railcars, the landscape and wildlife, and much more.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780882405520
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In July 1923, President Warren G. Harding visited Alaska to drive in the ""Golden Spike"" commemorating the grand opening of the new, federally funded railroad linking Seward with Fairbanks. The Government Railroad had taken eight years and the influence of three U.S. presidents to complete. Shortly afterward, it was renamed the Alaska Railroad. In the eighty-plus years since then, America's northernmost railroad has remained a critical transportation link, a working train as well as a touring train that wends through some of the most fabulous country in the nation. Resplendent in blue and gold, the engines and cars of the Alaska Railroad remain disconnected from other rail lines, set apart on a track that travels north through the wilderness to a dead end near Fairbanks, and south to a dead end at the seaport of Seward. But, oh, what beauty lies between. In this lavishly illustrated and authoritative book, the Alaska Railroad rides in the spotlight. Through words and color-rich photos, Johnson and Corral offer an entertaining history of the railroad, the routes, the engines and railcars, the landscape and wildlife, and much more.
Moose Racks, Bear Tracks and Other Alaska Kidsnacks
Author: Alice Bugni
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
ISBN: 1570612145
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
This assortment of 25 kid-tested and kid-approved snack recipes is designed for young and enthusiastic cooks who view flour dust storms as a sign of progress and sticky fingers as a measure of success! Kids will delight in the colorful illustrations of Alaska scenes by Shannon Cartwright and love creating such tasty treats as Totem Poles, Denali Peaks, Glacier Ice, and more.
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
ISBN: 1570612145
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
This assortment of 25 kid-tested and kid-approved snack recipes is designed for young and enthusiastic cooks who view flour dust storms as a sign of progress and sticky fingers as a measure of success! Kids will delight in the colorful illustrations of Alaska scenes by Shannon Cartwright and love creating such tasty treats as Totem Poles, Denali Peaks, Glacier Ice, and more.
Alaska Tracks
Author: Randall Zarnke
Publisher: Publication Consultants
ISBN: 1594334307
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Author and historian Randy Zarnke has compiled a collection of irreplaceable stories of long-time Alaskans who have lived lives most of us can only dream of. Truly remarkable men, like Jim Rearden and Red Beeman, are the kinds of outdoorsmen who have given back more than they have ever taken, furthering the causes of conservation and fair chase hunting through exemplary lives. Rearden, a long-time member of the Alaska Board of Game and one of the founders of the wildlife management program at the University of Alaska, is the dean of Alaska outdoor writers and authors. His writings have always counseled the “wise use” of natural resources and he has never back down from slamming the spoilers who are motivated only for quick profit. Red Beeman is a master guide, schooled in the old traditions of fair chase hunting. Never one to blow his own horn, Beeman provided his hunters with first class excursions; his clients safe in knowing their trophies would be handled professionally, all the meat salvaged and cared for expertly, and no better fair chase hunt could be found in Alaska. These men, and others, in Randy's book are sadly fading from the scene and it is a joy to know that at least a little of their stories will be preserved for future generations to emulate and learn from.”
Publisher: Publication Consultants
ISBN: 1594334307
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Author and historian Randy Zarnke has compiled a collection of irreplaceable stories of long-time Alaskans who have lived lives most of us can only dream of. Truly remarkable men, like Jim Rearden and Red Beeman, are the kinds of outdoorsmen who have given back more than they have ever taken, furthering the causes of conservation and fair chase hunting through exemplary lives. Rearden, a long-time member of the Alaska Board of Game and one of the founders of the wildlife management program at the University of Alaska, is the dean of Alaska outdoor writers and authors. His writings have always counseled the “wise use” of natural resources and he has never back down from slamming the spoilers who are motivated only for quick profit. Red Beeman is a master guide, schooled in the old traditions of fair chase hunting. Never one to blow his own horn, Beeman provided his hunters with first class excursions; his clients safe in knowing their trophies would be handled professionally, all the meat salvaged and cared for expertly, and no better fair chase hunt could be found in Alaska. These men, and others, in Randy's book are sadly fading from the scene and it is a joy to know that at least a little of their stories will be preserved for future generations to emulate and learn from.”
Murder on the Iditarod Trail
Author: Sue Henry
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802191657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
“Adrenaline-pumping . . . [A] polished action mystery . . . [with] dazzling Arctic sights.” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review Winner of the Macavity Award and the Anthony Award Murder on the Iditarod Trail is a gripping mystery set during Alaska’s world-famous Iditarod: a grueling eleven-hundred-mile dogsled race across hazardous Arctic terrain. It is an arduous sport, but not a deadly one. But suddenly the top Iditarod contestants are dying in bizarre ways: first a veteran musher smashes into a tree, then competitors begin turning up dead, with each murder more brutal than the last. State trooper Alex Jensen begins a homicide investigation, determined to track down the killer before more blood stains the pristine Alaskan snow. Meanwhile, Jessie Arnold, Alaska’s premier female musher, has a shot at winning for the first time. But as her position in the race improves, so do her chances of being the killer’s next target. As the mushers thread their way through the treacherous trails, Jessie and Jensen are drawn deep into the frozen heart of the perilous wild: where nature can kill as easily as a bullet and only the Arctic night can hear your final screams. “Engrossing . . . The howling winds, the snow, the ice, the dancing away from wolves, the crazing fatigue, the welcome heat and food, are almost palpable.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review “Excellent . . . well-paced, well-conceived, engrossing . . . moves along like a healthy, well-trained dog team.” —The Anchorage Times “A book that will give you a feel for how the Iditarod is . . . Sue Henry has a genius for characterization, plot, and setting.” —Mystery News
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802191657
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
“Adrenaline-pumping . . . [A] polished action mystery . . . [with] dazzling Arctic sights.” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review Winner of the Macavity Award and the Anthony Award Murder on the Iditarod Trail is a gripping mystery set during Alaska’s world-famous Iditarod: a grueling eleven-hundred-mile dogsled race across hazardous Arctic terrain. It is an arduous sport, but not a deadly one. But suddenly the top Iditarod contestants are dying in bizarre ways: first a veteran musher smashes into a tree, then competitors begin turning up dead, with each murder more brutal than the last. State trooper Alex Jensen begins a homicide investigation, determined to track down the killer before more blood stains the pristine Alaskan snow. Meanwhile, Jessie Arnold, Alaska’s premier female musher, has a shot at winning for the first time. But as her position in the race improves, so do her chances of being the killer’s next target. As the mushers thread their way through the treacherous trails, Jessie and Jensen are drawn deep into the frozen heart of the perilous wild: where nature can kill as easily as a bullet and only the Arctic night can hear your final screams. “Engrossing . . . The howling winds, the snow, the ice, the dancing away from wolves, the crazing fatigue, the welcome heat and food, are almost palpable.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review “Excellent . . . well-paced, well-conceived, engrossing . . . moves along like a healthy, well-trained dog team.” —The Anchorage Times “A book that will give you a feel for how the Iditarod is . . . Sue Henry has a genius for characterization, plot, and setting.” —Mystery News