"North to the Future"
| TITLE | DETAILS |
| 1849-1892. Schwatka's Last Search: New-York Ledger Expedition through Unknown Alaska and British America: including the Journal of Charles Willard Hayes, 1891 | Schwatka, Frederick, / with an introduction and annotation by Arland S. Harris (Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 1996) 278 p., paper, ISBN 0912006870 (PO Box 756240, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6240). LC96-038514. Schwatka's narrative of his 1891 exploration in Alaska, initially published in the New-York Ledger magazine as a series of installments in 1892, appears in book format for the first time, thanks to the research of Arland Harris. |
| 1998 Nunavut Handbook: Travelling in Canada's Arctic | (Iqaluit, N.W.T.: Nortext Multimedia Inc., 1997), 366 pp., paperback, ISBN1550365746, Box 8, Iqaluit NT X0A 0H0, Canada. Complete guide for planning an arctic adventure to one of the last untouched wilderness areas on earth, replaces The Baffin Handbook. |
| 800 Miles to Valdez: Building of the Alaska Pipeline | Roscow, James P. Great book and recommended reading. Can be obtained through Ebay or Amazon. |
| A History of the Orthodox Church in Alaska, 1794-1917 | by Bishop Gregory (Afonsky). Published/Created: Kodiak, Alaska: St. Herman’s Theological Seminary, c1977. Description: vi, 106 p.: ill. ; 22 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p. 101-105. |
| A Larger History of the Kenai Peninsula | by Walt and Elsa Pedersen, published 1983 by Adams Press, 160 pages, ASIN: B001AQK8XW. See our Index of Names. |
| A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast |
by Hudson Stuck, New York, Charles
Scribners Sons, 1920.
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| Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America | Donald, Leland. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997), 379 pp., cloth, ISBN 0520206169, University of California Press c/o California/Princeton Fulfillment Services, Inc., 1445 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing, NJ 08618. LC96-046162. Ethnographic and historical analysis of slavery in traditional Northwest Coast cultures; includes comparison of the status of slaves with that of war captives. |
| Across Arctic America: Narrative of the Fifth Thule Expedition | Rasmussen, Knud. (Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 1999) 415 pp., cloth, ISBN 0912006935, or paper, ISBN 0912006943, P.O. Box 756240, Fairbanks AK 99775-6240. Reprint of the 1927 classic tale of the trek from Greenland to Siberia, 1921-1924, with a new introduction by editor Terrence Cole. |
| Across Widest America, Newfoundland to Alaska |
Devine, Edward J. (Montréal, Canadian Messenger, 1905) 307 pagews,
with the impressions of two years' sojourn on the Bering Coast
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| Adventure Roads North | Alaska Geographic Vol 10 No 1 1983 'The Story of the Alaska Highway and Other Roads in The Milepost. |
| Adventures through Time: Readings in the Anthropology of Cook Inlet, Alaska: Proceedings of a Symposium | compiled and edited by Nancy Yaw Davis and William E. Davis (Anchorage, AK: Cook Inlet Historical Society, 1996), 284 p., cloth, ISBN1878462024 (121 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501-3696). LC96-85078. |
| Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Making Prayer, Kegginaqut, Kangii-Illy | Fienup-Riordan, Ann, and Mary Meade. (Seattle, WA: Anchorage Museum of History and Art in association with University of Washington Press, 1996), 272 p., paper, ISBN0295975091 (PO Box 50097, Seattle, WA 98145-5096). LC95-025849. Text explaining Yup'ik masks and culture. |
| Agriculture: Matanuska-Susitna Borough | by Gary Thurlow |
| Akutan Whaling and Naval Fueling Station: A History | Denfeld, Colt. (Anchorage: Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1996), 22 pp., paper, PO Box 898, Anchorage, AK 99506-0898. wln97-017044. Illustrated account of an Aleutian outpost. |
| Alaska | by James Michener. Master storyteller James Michener reveals Alaska in all its awesome, sweeping majesty. From the near-forgotten past, to the highly technological present, from self-defense to self-determination, here are the men and women who tried to tame the land, seize its bounty, and lay claim to the elusive spirit that holds native and visitor spellbound. A stirring portrait of a human community living on the edge of the world, ALASKA claims a bold heritage of survival against all odds. "Michener has done a fine job....Few will escape the allure of the land and people he describes." |
| Alaska | Falk, Marvin W. (Oxford: Clio Press, 1995), 219 p., cloth, ISBN 1851091416, Old Clarendon Ironworks, 35A Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6AT, UK. Part of the "World Bibliographical Series," compiled by the University of Alaska Fairbanks' rare books librarian. wln96-050662. |
| Alaska 1899: Essays from the Harriman Expedition | by George Bird Grinnell, Polly Burroughs, Victoria Wyatt, Burroughs Polly (Introduction) , In the summer of 1899, business tycoon Edward H. Harriman organized and financed a scientific expedition in which 25 of America's foremost geologists, botanists, ornithologists, and ethnologists took a two-month steamship cruise along the coast of Alaska. One of the scientists was Grinnell, an expert on Native American cultures. His two essays, prepared for the final Harriman Expedition report (published in 11 volumes from 1901 to 1905) are reprinted here. They discuss Natives of the Alaska coast, and the salmon industry. With introductions by Grinnell's great-niece and by Victoria Wyatt (history, U. of Victoria), and beautiful b&w; illustrations. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. |
| Alaska Airlines Story | by Archie Satterfield. Paperback , From the grease and glamor of flying to board-room maneuvering, and from the glaciers of Alaska to the deserts of the Middle East, this is the story of Alaska Airlines, one of the most adventurous and adaptable airlines in American history. The story begins in the early 1930s when every pilot in Alaska qualified to be called a bush pilot, and when they had to be extremely resourceful. Alaska Airlines began as McGee Airways, then Star Airlines based in Anchorage. Then through a series of mergers and sales based more on financial desperation than on careful planning, it became legendary in many ways, some not the kind of legend on which to build a reputation. |
| Alaska: An Empire in the Making |
by John J. Underwood, published in 1913.
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| Alaska and Its Resources |
by William H. Dall, Boston, Lee and
Shepard, 1897.
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| Alaska and Missions on the North Pacific Coast |
by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, New York,
Dodd, Mead and Company.
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| Alaska and the Northwest: Alaska, Oregon, Washington | MacArthur, Loren, and Debbie S. Miller. / Foreword by Theodore E. Roosevelt IV (New York: St. Martin's Griffin, c2000), 274 pp., paper, ISBN 0312253729, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. One of Audubon Society guides, this covers 59 National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, including 100 pages on Alaska. |
| Alaska and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, 1867-1915 | Strobridge, Truman R. and Dennis L. Noble, (Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1999) 223 pp., cloth, ISBN 1557508453, 291 Wood Road, Annapolis MD 21402-5034. History of the Coast Guard's predecessor. |
| Alaska and Yukon History Along the Highway | Stone, Ted. (Red Deer, Alberta: Red Deer College Press, 1997), 223 pp., paper, ISBN 0889951454, order from Cook Inlet Book Company, 415 West Fifth Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. |
| Alaska Anthology: Interpreting the Past | by Stephen W. Haycox (Editor), Mary Childers Mangusso (Editor) , Twenty-five selected articles trace Alaska's history from the days of Russian-American Company domination to the more recent threat of nuclear testing by the Atomic Energy Commission and the influence of oil money on inexperienced politicians. About half of the articles were included in an earlier anthology, Interpreting Alaska's History (1989), and all have appeared in print elsewhere. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. |
| Alaska Ascents: World Class Mountaineers Tell their Stories | compiled by Bill Sherwonit (Anchorage: Alaska Northwest Books, 1996), 289 p., paper, ISBN0882404792 (PO Box 10306, Portland, OR 97210). LC96-3021. Denali and other peaks in Alaska challenge the best of the mountain climbers. |
| Alaska at War Symposium | (1993: Anchorage, Alaska). Alaska At War, 1941-1945: The Forgotten Front Remembered: Papers from the Alaska at War Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska, November 11-13, 1993 / edited by Fern Chandonnet (Anchorage: Alaska at War Committee, 1995), 455 p., cloth, ISBN: 0964698005, Alaska Humanities Forum, 421 West lst Avenue, Suite 210, Anchorage, AK 99501. Text, illustrations, and maps for over sixty papers given at the November 1993 "Alaska at War" conference in Anchorage. wln95173564. |
| Alaska Behind Blue Eyes: a Police Officer Discovers Life, Love and Law Enforcement on the Last Frontier | White, Alan L. (Clare, Mich.: Dark River, 1998), 225 pp., cloth, ISBN0966320115, P.O. Box 436, Clare, MI 48617. Former Skagway officer relates his experiences as a police officer and a twenty-something single man new to Alaska. |
| Alaska Bound: Life of Travels and Adventure in the Far North | Dixon, Michael P. (Douglas, AK: Dixon Paperback, Co., 1996), 180 p., paper, ISBN0963998102 (PO Box 240804, Douglas, AK 99824-0804). LC94-093811. Essays by author who traces some of the routes explored by Jack London. |
| Alaska Boundary |
by George Davidson, Published by Alaska
Packers Association, San Francisco 1903. A detailed
description of the research into the determination of the
boundary between Alaska and Canada.
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| Alaska Burning | Nelson, Jerry Ray. (St.-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec: Shoreline, 1998), 144 pp., paperback, ISBN189675404X, 23 Ste-Anne, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 1L1. One man's adventures as an emergency fire fighter in Eagle, Alaska. |
| Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles | Mason, Mort D., ISBN 0760334331, Voyageur Press, 319 pages, More wildly entertaining tales of flying a bush plane in America''s final frontier, from the author of Flying the Alaska Wild." |
| Alaska Day Festival, Inc.: Commemorating the Purchase Transfer of Alaska from Russia to the U.S.A | by Romaine Hardcastle. |
| Alaska Days with John Muir |
Young, Samuel Hall. Published 1915 by Fleming H. Revell
Company, London & Edinburgh. 226 pages.
ebook available to read at Project Gutenberg |
| Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. Community information summaries | Juneau, AK: DCRA (Laura Walters, POB 112100, Juneau AK 99811-2100). Provides a brief overview of each community, including descriptions of the location, history, culture, climate, transpiration, economy, unemployment, income, poverty, schools and local contacts in each town. The information in also available on on-line on SLED.. wln94-382379. |
| Alaska Diary of Adelbert von Chamisso: Naturalist on the Kotzebue Voyage 1815-1818 | translated from the German with introduction and notes by Robert Fortuine with Editorial Assistance of Eva R. Trautmann |
| Alaska Earthquake 1964: Where Were You? | Griffin, Joy. (Homer, AK: Wizard Works, 1996), paper, 271p., ISBN0962154377 (PO Box 1125, Homer, AK 99603-1125). wln97-45519. "In 1994, the 30th anniversary of the quake, the Friends of the Homer Public Library asked residents for recollections of that day. These are their stories, just as they have told them." |
| Alaska Flying Expedition: The U.S. Army's 1920 New York to Nome Flight | Cohen, Stan. (Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publications, 1998), 112 pp., paper,ISBN157510041X, 713 South Third, Missoula, MT 59801. Tells the story of the three-month round-trip flight in a log of each leg, accompanied by surviving photographs of the journey. |
| Alaska Free Press Newspaper Indexing Project |
Extracted and Compiled by Cathy Danielson.
258-page pdf available to view now |
| Alaska From the Air | Hirschmann, Fred. (Portland, Ore.: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, 1999) 143 pp., cloth, ISBN 1558684662, P. O. Box 10306, Portland, OR 97296-0306. Color photographs provide an aerial tour of Alaska with the author/photographer as guide. |
| Alaska Geographic | Penny Rennick, ed. (Anchorage: Alaska Geographic Society, 1996). A periodical, but each issue is usually cataloged as a separate book. Four issues published yearly |
| Alaska Gold Rush |
by David B Wharton. Indiana University
Press, Bloomington, Ind., 1973. 3rd printing. DJ. This is a
history of the Alaska gold rush - but a history with a
difference. Wharton is interested not simply in facts and
figures but also in recreating life as it was acutally lived
along the streams and in the towns of the Far North at the
end of the 19th century. This book concentrates on the peak
years, 1897-1907, along with the earlier years of
exploration, founding of trading posts, as well as the
wilderness beauty that has reclaimed most of the Alaska -
Yukon country. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 302 pgs
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| Alaska Gold Rush Letters and Photographs of Leroy S. Townsend, 1898-1899 | Townsend, Leroy S. , edited by Peggy Jean Townsend, Patricia Roppel and Art Petersen, (Juneau: Klondike Research, 1999) 166 pp., cloth, ISBN 0965793850, or paper, ISBN 0965793842, P.O. Box 210174, Auke Bay AK 99821. A collection of previously unpublished photographs and letters from a medical doctor on the scurvy-ridden Valdez Trail. |
| Alaska Gold Rush Pioneers of Juneau-Douglas Area, 1880-1921 | (Juneau: Juneau Pioneers of Alaska Igloo & Auxiliary No. 6, 1998), 70 pp., paper, order from Marie Darlin, 415 Willoughby #506, Juneau, AK 99801. An illustrated brief history of early Juneau mining, followed by fifty single-page biographies of Juneau pioneers. |
| Alaska Gold Rush Trails Time Line: Ghost Towns, Routes to the Gold Fields, Stories of the Past | (Juneau, AK: Alaska Division of Tourism and Alaska Office of History and Archaeology, 1995), 1 folded sheet printed on both sides, Alaska Division of Tourism, P.O. Box 110801, Juneau, AK 99801-0801. This colorful poster commemorates the centennial of the 1890s gold rushes to the Yukon and Alaska. Routes to the gold fields and lists of historic buildings and relics appear on one side of this poster, while a timeline and snapshot stories of people, places, and events appear on the verso. sln95-92386 |
| Alaska Gold Trails: The Pioneers | Madonna, James A. (Fairbanks: A.P. Pub., 1999), paper; ISBN 1891733087 (v. 1), available from Cook Inlet Book Company, 415 West Fifth Avenue, Anchorage AK 99501. Volume I of Life in Alaska's Frontier as told by the Pioneers Who Blazed the Trails. |
| Alaska Gold: Life on the New Frontier, 1898-1906 | McDaniel, Will. , edited by Jeff Kunkel, (San Francisco: California Historical Society and Scottwall Associates, 1997), 176 pp., cloth, ISBN 0942087143, order from Scottwall Associates, 95 Scott Street, San Francisco, CA 94117. wln97-354519. Letters and over 100 photographs by two San Jose ranchers who joined the gold rush to Nome. |
| Alaska Goldrush National Historic Landmarks: the Stampede North | prepared by the National Park Service Alaska System Support Team (Anchorage: National Park Service, Alaska System Support Office, 1998), 16 pp., paperback, 2525 Gambell Street, Room 107, Anchorage, AK 99503-2892. An overview of the five sites of gold-rush-related National Historic Landmarks in Alaska, including information on accessing each and its historic background. |
| Alaska Guide |
Dalby, Ron. / Golden, CO: Fulcrum
Publishing, 1994. 224 p. Describes different regions, noting
transportation, accommodations, festivals and special
events, wilderness areas and wildlife, and outdoor
activities for each; no maps, but good explanations.
ISBN1555911315. LC93-41008.
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| Alaska Health Aide Program: A Tradition of Helping Ourselves | Nice, Philip with Walter Johnson, ([Anchorage: Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies], 1998), 64 pp., paper, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508. Chronology and description of Alaska's unique program which uses local residents to provide health care in rural locations. |
| Alaska Highway Expeditionary Force: A Roadbuilder's Story | Duesenberg, H. Milton. (Clear Lake, IA: H & M Industries, 1995), 196 p., P.O. Box 252, Clear Lake, IA 50428. Illustrated account of the building of the Alaska Highway in the 1940s, based on interviews with private contractors who worked on the project. LC 94-076660. |
| Alaska Highway Explorer: Place Names Along the Adventure Road | Wonders, William C. / Victoria, BC: Horsdal & Schubart Publishers, 1994. Geographic names and history along the Alaska highway. ISBN0920663281. cn94-910302. |
| Alaska Highway: a Geographical Discovery | Huber, Thomas Patrick, and Carole J. Huber. (Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2000), 168 pp., cloth, ISBN 0870816004, or paper, ISBN 0870815873, 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C, Boulder, CO 80303. Personal travel diary with personal observations and local history; written by two geographers on their journey from Dawson Creek to Fairbanks. |
| Alaska Highway: a Geographical Discovery | Huber, Thomas Patrick, and Carole J. Huber. (Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2000), 168 pp., cloth, ISBN 0870816004, or paper, ISBN 0870815873, 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C, Boulder, CO 80303. Personal travel diary with personal observations and local history; written by two geographers on their journey from Dawson Creek to Fairbanks. |
| Alaska in Maps: A Thematic Atlas | edited by Roger W. Pearson and Marjorie Hermans (Fairbanks: University of Alaska Fairbanks ; Alaska Department of Education ; Alaska Geographic Alliance, 1998), 99 pp., spiral bound, ISBN1887419020, order from Cook Inlet Book Company, 415 West Fifth Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. Over fifty maps focus on the geographic characteristics of Alaska. Many charts and graphs with explanatory text are also available in this informative book for students from upper elementary grades through college. |
| Alaska Journey: 1919-1934 |
by Ralph Soberg. An adventurous young Norwegian's
coming-of-age. Published 1993 by Hardscratch Press in Walnut
Creek, Calif. ebook available to borrow at Internet Archive |
| Alaska Journey: One Hundred and Fifty Years of the Department of the Interior in Alaska | Norris, Frank, Julie Johnson, Sande Anderson and Logan Hovis. (Anchorage: Alaska Support Office, National Park Service, 1999) 104 pp., paper, available from National Park Service, 2525 Gambell Street, Room 107, Anchorage AK 99503-2892. Illustrated, historical highlights of the Department of the Interior's role in the political, economic, and social development of Alaska. |
| Alaska: Land of Tomorrow |
Herron, Edward A. (New York: Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947), 232 pp.
Narrative of journey in Alaska with descriptions, histories, stories, conversations,
impressions, etc. spanning from January through December. An enjoyable and worthwhile read!
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| Alaska Native Policy in the Twentieth Century | Skinner, Ramona Ellen. (New York: Garland Publishing, 1997), 143 pp., cloth, ISBN0815329083, LC9740756. One of series entitled Native Americans; Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Historical review of United States role in Alaska Native governments with recommendations on ways to strengthen tribal powers so that the culture is preserved. |
| Alaska Newspapers on Microfilm | compiled by Mary C. Nicolson with Mary Anne Slemmons (Juneau: Alaska Newspaper Project, Alaska State Library, 1998), 301 pp., paperback, Alaska Historical Collections, Alaska State Library, P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571. Exhaustive listing giving holdings, history, and publication information. Extremely useful charts show Alaskan and regional newspapers published for each location chronologically for easy identification of titles covering a specific time. |
| Alaska On My Mind | (Helena, Mont.: Falcon Publishing Inc., 1998), 120 pp., cloth, ISBN1560443820, P.O. Box 1718, Helena, MT 59624, 1-800-582-2665. With photographs and classic quotes, provides a visit with Alaska's many faces, landscapes, creatures, and social life. |
| Alaska Panhandle Tales: or Funny Things Happened Up North | O'Donnell, Jack. (Seaside, Ore.: Frontier Pub., 1996), 181 pp., paperback, ISBN0939116405, P.O. Box 441, Seaside, OR 97138. The author, a commercial fisherman and guide, portrays the unusual men and women who came to Southeast Alaska and left their mark. |
| Alaska Passages: Voices from Above the 54th | edited by Susan Fox Rogers (Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books, 1996), 238 p., paper, ISBN1570610460 (615 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104). LC96-019611. "Contemporary writers tell original, true stories of adventure, work, life and place in the last frontier." |
| Alaska Peninsula | Rennick, Penny, ed. , vol. 21, no. 1, Alaska Geographic / Anchorage: Alaska Geographic Society (POB 93370, Anchorage, AK 99509), 1994. 96p. Describes community life from the Katmai-Iliamna area to Isanotski Strait in the Aleutians. ISBN1566610184. |
| Alaska Pioneer Bush Pilot | Harkey, Ira. Noel Wien:(Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 1999) 307 pp., cloth, ISBN 1889963151, or paper, ISBN 188996316X, 1-888-252-6657. This reprint of the 1974 classic Pioneer Bush Pilot by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author brings understanding of both Wien and the Alaska he knew. |
| Alaska Pipeline (Building America) | by Craig A. Doherty, Katherine M. Doherty , The incredible story of an 800-mile-long pipe, built in the frozen north, and designed to deliver about 2 million barrels of oil each day. 'Building America' chronicles the massive undertakings that mark some of the greatest triumphs of human engineering. |
| Alaska Place Names | by Alan Edward Schorr , An alphabetical listing of the names of natural features in Alaska, as defined by the federal agency for place names up to December 1990. A paragraph cites the location and the origin of each name. Does not include towns or settlements. The "index" is a cross-reference of alternative names. Third edition, 1986. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. |
| Alaska Politics and Government | McBeath, Gerald A. / Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1994. 365p. Describes the workings of Alaska's government and its interaction with the Federal government, using real issues such as ANWR; within this the author examines the themes of independence, dependence, and the search for sustainable economic development. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN0803231202hdb, ISBN0803281498pbk. |
| Alaska Purchase (Spotlight on American History) |
by Daniel Cohen The story of how Alaska
came to be part of the United States includes the long and
troubled history of Russian exploration and exploitation as
well as the eventual acquisition by the United States. The
tale is complex and is made more so by the lack of maps,
over reliance on text, and inclusion of too much detail.
Occasional historical illustrations and photographs, some in
color, are included. Bib., ind. -- Copyright 1996 The Horn
Book, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Alaska Purchase in American History |
by David K. Fremon, No review
available.
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| Alaska Salmon and Sail | Noden, Walter. (New York: Vantage Press, 2000), 130 pp., paper, ISBN 0533133785, 516 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001. Son of a Yup'ik mother and a Scotch-Irish father, the author recalls his life spent as a commercial fisherman, bush pilot, and gold prospector in southwest Alaska. |
| Alaska Sportsman Obituary Index |
Compled by R.N. De Armond.
49-page pdf available to view now |
| Alaska Sea Escapes | Williams, Wilma./ illustrated by Rhonda Shelford Jansen (Homer: Wizard Works, 1998), 126 pp., paperback, ISBN189069200X, P.O. Box 1125, Homer, AK 99603. A collection of stories of the adventures of men and women who spend their lives going down to the sea in ships. |
| Alaska Stories: Tales from the Wild Frontier |
edited by John and Kirsten Miller (San
Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995), 182 p., paper,
ISBN0811806760 (275 Fifth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103).
LC94-015574. Introduced by Michael Doogan, columnist for the
Anchorage Daily News, this volume gathers great fiction and
non-fiction by authors such as John McPhee, Anne Morrow
Lindbergh, Jack London, and Margaret Murie.
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| Alaska Tales 2: Goin' With the Floes | Davis, Robert M. (Juneau, AK: LapCat Publications, 1994), 127 p., paper, ISBN0964199815 (PO Box 20465, Juneau, AK 99802-0465). LC95-076138. More unique Alaskan experiences! |
| Alaska Tales: Flying is Fun? | Davis, Robert M. (Juneau, AK: LapCat Publications, 1994), 62 p., paper, ISBN0964199807 (PO Box 20465, Juneau, AK 99802-0465). LC 94-096150. Anecdotes from the author's thirty years of travel around the state from the 1960s through the 1990s when he worked first for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and then the Alaska Department of Education. |
| Alaska/Yukon Railroads: An Illustrated History | Clifford, Howard. , Steven Hauff, editor, (Arlington, WA: Oso Publishing, 1999) 248 pp., cloth, ISBN 096475214X, 31328 N. Brooks Creek Road, Arlington WA 98223. Originally published in 1981 as Rails North: The Railroads of Alaska and the Yukon, this new edition adds fifty pages and incorporates "a significant amount of new research material." |
| Alaska: A Great Past, a Rich Future | (Kirkland, WA: Wyndham Publications, 1995), 320 p., cloth, ISBN0963410032 (PO Box 45, Kirkland, WA 98083-0045). LC94-062215. "This book is intended to offer an overview of the past, the present, and the potential of Alaska, in an eclectic mix of chapters by various authors, covering almost every aspect of life in what has come to be known as the Great Land." |
| Alaska: A History of the 49th State | by Claus-M. Naske and Herman E. Slotnick, 384 pages, published by University of Oklahoma Press; 2nd edition Dec 1987, ISBN-10: 0806120991, ISBN-13: 978-0806120997. See our Index of Names. |
| Alaska: An Empire in the Making |
by John J. Underwood, New York, Dodd,
Mead and Company, 1913.
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| Alaska: Its History and Resources, Gold Fields, Routes and Scenery |
by Miner Bruce, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New
York & London, The Knickerbocker Press, 1899.
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| Alaska: Its Neglected Past, Its Brilliant Future |
by Bushrod Wasington James,
Philadelphia, Sunshine Publishing Company, 1897.
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| Alaska: Its Southern Coast and the Sitkan Archipelago |
by E. Ruhamah Scidmore, Boston, D. Lothrop Company.
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| Alaska: Not for a Woman | by Mary Carey, published 1975 by Branden Press, 259 pages, ISBN-10: 082831618X, ISBN-13: 978-0828316187. The adventures of a middle-aged widow from Texas to Alaska in the 1960's. Written by the famous Alaskan pioneer homesteader and Alaska's first woman senator. See our Index of Names. |
| Alaska: Our Beautiful Northland of Opportunity |
By: Agnes Rush Burr, The Page Company,
Boston MA 1919.
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| Alaska: The Great Country |
by Ella Higginson, New York, The MacMillan Company, 1910.
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| Alaska: The Great Land | by James Playsted Wood. See our Index of Names. |
| Alaska: The Short and Long of It | Von der Heydt, James A. (Publication Consultants, 2000), 208 pp., ISBN 1888125721, available from Amazon.com. Autobiographical sketches by long-time Alaskan. |
| Alaska’s Konyag Country | by Yule Chaffin, Trisha Hampton Krieger, Michael Rostad. Published/Created: [Anchorage?] : Chaffin, c1983. Description: 269, 16 p., [2] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. Notes: "Kodiak from sea otter settlement to king crab capitol. History of hunting and fishing industries, island villages, and scenic beauty." Rev. ed. of: Koniag to king crab. [1968, c1967] Includes index. Bibliography: p. 259-262. |
| Alaska-Klondike Diary of Elizabeth Robins, 1900 | Robins, Elizabeth. , edited with an introduction by Victoria Joan Moessner and Joanne E. Gates (Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 1999) 370 pp., paper, ISBN 0912006994, P.O. Box 756240, Fairbanks AK 99775-6240. Joining the rush to Nome, London actress Elizabeth Robins looked for her brothers and recorded much about the transformation of the north. |
| Alaskan | The Alaskan, November 1885-March 1887: Newspaper Excerpts of Genealogical and Historical Interest, edited by Elizabeth Richardson (Ward Cove, Alaska: E.S. Richardson, 1997), 150 pp., paperback, ISBN0966039602, P.O. Box 662, Ward Cove, AK 99928. The editor has transcribed articles in their entirety from The Alaskan, at one time Alaska's only newspaper, and selected them primarily for their inclusion of names. |
| Alaskan Adventures: Volume I -The Early Years | Annabel, Russell. (Huntington Beach CA: Safari Press, 1996), 280 p., cloth, (15621 Chemical Lane, Bldg. B, Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1506). First of a projected four-volume series which will collect the noted outdoor writer's hunting stories, from the 1930s to 1970s. [Already out of print, per call to publisher in October 1996.] |
| Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible | Kania, Leon W. (Wasilla, Alaska: Happy Mountain Publications, 2000), 173 pp., paper, ISBN 09674524 0 6, 3401 E. Naomi Ave, Wasilla, AK 99654. "Makin' beer, wine, liqueurs and moonshine whiskey; an old Alaskan tells how its done." |
| Alaskan Eskimo Life in the 1890s as Sketched by Native Artists | Phebus, George, Jr., reprint of 1972 edition, (Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 1995), 168 p., paper, ISBN 091200679X, P.O. Box 756240, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6240. Drawings and paintings by Eskimos of northwest Alaska, depicting arctic terrain and everyday activities, collected in the 1890s and rediscovered in a Smithsonian storage unit in 1967. LC 95-19544. |
| Alaskan Lady | by Nita Scoggan, 1985, 148 pages, 5 1/8" x 8 1/4" softcover, good condition. From the cover:Do you sometimes get discouraged by the pressures you face? Meet Delma, a pioneer wife who found the courage and faith to carry her through forty years of harsh weather, and even harsher times in America's Last Frontier, Alaska.Do you feel life is too dull? There is never a dull moment for Delma and her husband, Jack. Share their love story and adventure as they struggle to settle in the land of golden opportunity, battling a hostile and often dangerous environment. As they build, so does WWII. Japanese soldiers invade the Aleutian Islands. Encounters with bears, wolves, whales, quicksand and the infamous Good Friday earthquake enliven the sage. You will lauth, cry, and fall in love with the ALASKAN LADY. |
| Alaskan Maritime | Gibbs, Jim. (Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publications, 1997), 158 pp., paper, ISBN 0764300350, order from Cook Inlet Book Company, 415 West Fifth Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. LC97-80089. Alaska's past and present still depend on seas routes: from Russian exploration and exploitation to the modern fishing and transportation of oil and other commodities. |
| Alaskan Native Cultures | Kosh, A.M. / Santa Barbara, CA: Albion Publishing Group, 1994. 64p. Basic book describing the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian traditional and contemporary cultures. ISBN1880352346. wln94-298097. |
| Alaskan Wilderness | edited by Tricia Brown (Bethesda, Md.: Discovery Communications, 1999) pp., paper, ISBN: 1563318377, 1-800-889-9950. An overview of the natural history and geographic information about the Alaskan wilderness, enhanced with photographs, expert advice, and travel tips. |
| Alaska's Builders: 50 Years of Construction in the 49th State | Associated General Contractors of Alaska. (Anchorage: Publication Consultants, 1998), 239 pp., paper, ISBN188812539X, P.O. Box 221974, Anchorage, AK 99522-1974. An illustrated tribute to "the proud tradition and contributions of the builders of Alaska." |
| Alaska's Copper River Delta | by Riki Ott, Paul R. Ehrlich , Here 22 artists from 11 countries present their visions of the vast delta, largest in Pacific North America, together with the mountains, glaciers, rain forests, and wildlife of this largely unspoiled remote area. Published by U. of Washington Press in association with Artists for Nature Foundation, The Netherlands. 10x8" Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Alaska's Copper River Delta visits the largest wetland on the Pacific coast of North America - with its associated rain forest, barrier islands, mountains, and glaciers, and its wildlife and human inhabitants - and reveals the Delta through the work of 22 artists from 11 countries. Invited by local residents and the Netherlands-based Artists for Nature Foundation, artists came to the Delta to see spawning runs of Copper River salmon and the world's greatest shorebird migration. They stayed in. |
| Alaska's Ghosts, Enigmas, Outlaws and Things That Go Bump!: Folklore of the Last Frontier | compiled and edited by Mary J. Barry / Anchorage, AK: MJP Barry (323 West Harvard Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501), 1994. 136p. Legends and tales. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN0961700939. LC94-94998. |
| Alaska's History | by Harry Ritter , This book is perfect for a quick overview of Alaska's history. It is a good size for tucking in the suitcase or reading on a plane. Lots of historic photos bring this history to life. This brief history captures the untamed history of Alaska in a very readable format. |
| Alaska's Japanese Pioneers: Faces, Voices, Stories--A Synopsis of Selected Oral History Transcripts | Inouye, Ron; Carol Hoshiko; and Kazumi Heshiki, (Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 1994), 60 p., paper, P.O. Box 756240, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6240. Stories of nineteen Alaskan pioneers of Japanese ancestry. wln94-369227. |
| Alaska's Japanese Pioneers: Faces, Voices, Stories--A Synopsis of Selected Oral History Transcripts | Inouye, Ron; Carol Hoshiko; and Kazumi Heshiki, (Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 1994), 60 p., paper, P.O. Box 756240, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6240. Stories of nineteen Alaskan pioneers of Japanese ancestry. wln94-369227. |
| Alaska's Natural Wonders: a Guide to the Phenomena of the Far North | Armstrong, Robert H., and Marge Hermans. (Portland: Alaska Northwest Books, 2000), 94 pp., paper, ISBN 0882405268, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, P.O. Box 10306, Portland, OR 97296-0306. Natural history and folklore of glaciers, aurora borealis, earthquakes, volcanoes, bore tides and more. |
| Alaska's Ocean Highways: A Travel Adventure Aboard Northern Ferries | Kelley, Mark. / photography by Mark Kelley ; text by Sherry Simpson. (Fairbanks: Epicenter Press, c1995), 111 p., ISBN 94042520 (paper), ISBN 0945397305 (cloth), (cloth), Graphic 'Arts Center, P.O. Box 10306, Portland, OR 97210 Describes life-styles of crew and history of ferries and their ports of call. LC 94-42520. |
| Alaska's Prince William Sound | Holleman, Marybeth. (Portland: Alaska Northwest Books, 2000), 94 pp., paper, ISBN 1882405292, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, P.O. Box 10306, Portland, OR 97296-0306. Guidebook to natural and human history of this Alaska region. |
| Alaska's Search for a Killer: A Seafaring Medical Adventure, 1946 to 1948 | Meredith, Susan. (Juneau: Alaska Public Health Nursing History Association, 1998), 271 pp., paper, ISBN0965984915, order from Cook Inlet Book Company, 415 West Fifth Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. The cruise of the MV Hygiene, a floating medical clinic fighting rampant tuberculosis in Alaska's coastal villages. |
| Alaska's Sky Follies: The Funny Side of Flying in the Far North | Rychetnik, Joe. (Fairbanks, AK: Epicenter Press, 1995), 160 p., paper, ISBN 0945397445 (Box 60529, Fairbanks, AK 99706, dist. By Graphic Arts Center Publishing, PO Box 10306, Portland, OR 97296-0306). LC95-031122. Aviation tales collected by a former state trooper. |
| Alaska's Southern Panhandle | Volume 24, Number 1ofAlaska Geographic (Anchorage: Alaska Geographic Society, c1997), 96p., ISBN 1566610354, P.O. Box 93370PR, Anchorage, AK 99509-3370. Wln97212115. Geography and cultural history of this region, including Ketchikan, Prince of Wales Island, Metlakatla, and Hyder |
| Alaska's Wolf Man: The 1915-55 Wilderness Adventures of Frank Glaser | Rearden, Jim. (Missoula: Pictorial Histories Publishing, 1998), 330 pp., paper,ISBN157510-0479, 713 South Third Street West, Missoula, MT 59801. From the Interior to the Arctic, Frank Glaser made a living as market hunter, roadhouse operator, trapper, and government wolf hunter. |
| Alaska-Siberia Connection: The World War II Air Route | Hays, Otis, Jr.. (College Station: Texas A&M University, 1996),192 p., cloth, ISBN 0-89096-711-3 (Drawer C, College Station, TX 77843-4354). LC96-017489. History of the Lend-Lease program that sent American warplanes to the Soviet Union. |
| Albie and Billy, the sky pilot and other stories | Short, Wayne. / Petersburg, Alaska: Devil's Thumb Press (Box 1136, Petersburg AK 99833), 1994. 184p. Autobiographical stories of life and commercial fishing in Southeast Alaska in the 1940's and 1950's. wln94-331170. |
| Aleut Dictionary: Unangam Tunudgusii: an unabridged lexicon of the Aleutian, Pribilof, and Commander Islands Aleut languages | Bergsland, Knut. / Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska (POB 757680, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7680), 1994. 739p. A major work of scholarship divided into two major parts: basic words and derivatives and suffixes, plus many appendices which explain and demonstrate Aleut culture and contacts with outsiders in the age of exploration. ISBN1555000479. LC92-44852. |
| Aleut Grammar = Unangam Tunuganaan Achixaasixˆx | Bergsland, Knut. a descriptive reference grammar of the Aleutian, Pribilof, and Commander Islands Aleut Language (Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center), 360 pp., paper, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 757680, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7680. LC97-38814. Series: Alaska Native Language Center Research Papers, no. 10. |
| Aleutian Echoes | Bradley, Charles C. / Fairbanks AK: University of Alaska Press, 1994. 275p. Experiences of member of 10th Mountain Infantry Division and North Pacific Combat School assigned to Aleutians in 1944 to train men in survival.. Artist, Bradley's confrontation with the environment is combined with his interest in natural history and the beauty he finds. Includes rare color photos of the Aleutian campaign. ISBN0912006749hbd; 0912006757pbk. LC94-17938. |
| Aleutian Islands | Rennick, Penny, editor, Volume 22, No. 2, Alaska Geographic (Anchorage: Alaska Geographic Society, 1995), 112 p., paper, P.O. Box 93370, Anchorage, AK 99509. wln95-143270. |
| Aleutian Islands: Their People and Natural History |
by Harry Bascom Collins, Published 1945 Smithsonian
Institute, 131 p. ebook available to read online at Internet Archive |
| All My Rivers Flowed West: Autobiography of W. D. MacBride, "the Montana Kid" | MacBride, W. D. (Whitehorse: Beringian Books, 1991), 96 p., paper, ISBN0969274440 (order from Mac's Fireweed Books, 203 Main Street, Whitehorse, YT, Canada YlA 2B2). Cn92-008918. Life story of a Yukon riverboat and railroad man. |
| Amazing Pipeline Stories: How Building the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Transformed Life in America's Last Frontier | Cole, Dermot. |
| American Beginnings: The Prehistory and Palaeoecology of Beringia | West, Frederick Hadleigh, editor. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996), 576 pp., cloth, ISBN 0-226-893995, LC96-011719. Compilation of 56 articles represent key archaeological discoveries in Siberia and Alaska that reveal the environmental and human evidence of this important region, also known as the Bering Land Bridge. |
| American Ethos in 19th Century Alaska: The Letters of Rev. Clarence Thwing, M.D. (1892-1895) | Reid, Harry. (Rohnert Park, CA: Sonoma State University, 1999) 316 pp., paper, contact the author for availability: Harry Reid, 1734 E. Cotati Avenue, Penngrove CA 94951. Reid's Master's thesis focuses on the transcription and annotation of a copy book of Clarence Thwing, a Presbyterian medical missionary sent to convert the Tlingits at Fort Wrangel, Alaska at the end of the 19th century. |
| American Indian Painters: A Biographical Directory |
Snodgrass, Jeanne O. (Museum of the American Indian Heye
Foundation, 1968) 269 pages. Includes information about
George Aden Ahgupuk, Alexandra Backford, Bill Blackmore,
Florence Nupok Chauncey, Agnes Gough, Annie Weokluk Immana,
Nathan Jackson, Bernard T. Katexac, Gabriel Monignok, James
Kivetoruk Moses, Jerry R. Norton, J. Octuck, Paul Patkotak,
Thomas Seton, Clara Mary Smart, Johnny Smith, Richard Davis
Takilnok, Charles Tega, Clifford Thomas, Wilbur Wright
Walluk, and Victor Ward. ebook available to read online at Internet Archive |
| American Passenger Ships: The Ocean Lines and Liners, 1873-1983 | Emmons, Frederick E. , Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985. Illus. by the author. 184 p., plates., ill., bibliography. LC call number: VM381.E46 1985 MRR Alc LC control number: 83050652 Technical data on 392 ocean-going American flag ships "of over 2,500 gross registered tons, built with iron or steel hulls, and driven by screw propulsion," with historical background on the steamship companies. The latter are divided into six geographical areas: the North Atlantic; Pacific, Hawaii, and Around-the-World; South America and Africa; Intercostal and Central America; East Coast, Gulf and Caribbean; the West Coast and Alaska. |
| America's Black Towns and Settlements: A Historical Reference Guide, Volume 1 | Turner, Morris, III. (Rohnert Park, Calif.: Missing Pages Productions, 1998) 176 pp., paper, ISBN 0966828801, 6585-E Commerce Blvd., Suite 211, Rohnert Park CA 94928. Guide to more than 200 independent communities established by African Americans. Includes three pages on Dempsey, Alaska, including a portrait of an African American mother and daughter dressed in fur parkas. |
| Among Grizzlies: Living with Wild Bears in Alaska |
Treadwell, Timothy, and Jewel Palovak.
(New York: HarperCollins, 1997), 199 pp., cloth,
ISBN0060173939, http://www.harpercollins.com. LC96-53501.
For eight summers, the author has lived alone with the
grizzlies of Alaska, observing their social structure and
here shares his observations of their day-to-day lives.
ebook available to read at Internet Archive |
| Among the Alaskans |
by Wright, Julia McNair, 1840-1903, Publication date
[c1883], Pages 370 ebook available to read at Internet Archive |
| Among the Thlinkits in Alaska |
by C.E.S. Wood, 1882, Century Magazine.
ebook available to read at Internet Archive |
| Amy Lou's Alaska: An Intimate Portrait by Photographer and Pilot Amy Lou Barney | Barney, Amy Lou. / photographs by Amy Lou Barney; text by Renee Guerin (Juneau AK: A .L. Barney, 1997), 73 pp., paper, PO Box 20886, Juneau, AK 99802. Wln97075790. Selection of over a hundred black and white images the reflect the rich diversity of Alaskan life from Ketchikan to Goodnews Bay, 1937-1951. |
| An Abridged History of Alaska |
Brown, John W. (Seattle, Wash. 1909), 96 pp., indexed.
ebook available to read at Internet Archive |
| An Alaska Anthology: Interpreting the Past | Haycox, Stephen W., and Mary Childers Mangusso, editors, (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1996), 480 p., paper, ISBN 0-295-97495-8 (PO Box 50096, Seattle, WA 98145-5096). Revision of the 1989 anthology Interpreting Alaska's History; more than half the twenty-five essays are new in this edition. |
| An Early Culture of the Northwest Bering Sea | Orekhov, Aleksandr A. , translated by Richard L. Bland (Anchorage: National Park Service, Shared Beringian Heritage Program, 1999) 216 pp., paper, request from 2525 Gambell St., Room 107, Anchorage AK 99503-2892. In a translation of the original 1987 Russian edition, the author examines archeological evidence of the Kerek, a maritime hunting people of the Russian Bering Sea coast between Cape Oliutorskii and the Gulf of Anadyr. |
| An Historical Guide to Revillagigedo and Gravina Islands, Alaska | Roppel, Patricia. (Wrangell: Farwest Research, 1995), 313 p., spiral-bound, P.O. Box 1998, Wrangell, AK 99929. History and natural history of two southeast Alaska islands. wln95-191085. |
| An Index to Mining-Related Articles in Ketchikan Newspapers, 1901-1936 | Redman, Earl, and Ken Maas. (Juneau: Alaska State Library, 1997), 34 pp., paper, PO Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571. LC97-134919. Lists citations to local newpaper articles by location and name of mine. |
| An Index to The Beaver Magazine: October 1920 to December 1995 | January 1996 (Winnipeg: Canada's National History Society, 1999) 453 pp., comb-bound, 478-167 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0T6. A detailed index to the Canadian history magazine that was published by the Hudson's Bay Company through August/September 1994, and now continues under the publisher of this index. Annual supplements to the index are also available for the years 1996, 1997 and 1998 |
| An Index to The Beaver Magazine: October 1920 to December 1995/January 1996 | (Winnipeg: Canada's National History Society, 1999) 453 pp., comb-bound, 478-167 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0T6. A detailed index to the Canadian history magazine that was published by the Hudson's Bay Company through August/September 1994, and now continues under the publisher of this index. Annual supplements to the index are also available for the years 1996, 1997 and 1998 |
| Anchorage 2000: Millennium at the Top | Ragsdale, Rose, editor. (Anchorage: Morris Communications, 2000), 119 pp., cloth, ISBN 1892154072, or paper, ISBN 1892154064, order from Cook Inlet Book Company, 415 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. "A pictorial journey of Anchorage to the new millennium and beyond," this mixture of historic and contemporary photographs tells the history of Anchorage. Profiles of eight Alaskan businesses are appended. |
| Anchorage and the Cook Inlet Basin | Alaska Geographic Volume 10, Number 2, 1983 |
| Anchorage Pioneer Family Album | Cook Inlet Historical Society / Anchorage, AK: The Society (121 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501-3676), 1994. Loose-leaf collection of photographs and historical information about 72 Anchorage pioneer families. "At least one member of each family lived in Anchorage before 1925 and at least one descendent member of the family continues to reside in the city." wln95-10121. |
| Anchorage: All American City | a history written by Alaska author Evangeline Atwood. Published by Binfords & Mort of Portland, OR in 1957. "This is the story of the first 40 years (1914-1954) of a community that defied the laws of economics and overcame shackles that made development difficult and seemingly impossible." The information used was gathered by the author from articles in the "Anchorage Daily Times" newspaper which was owned by her husband, Robert Atwood and published since "tent city" days as well as other sources. In the back is a chronology of the 40 years of development. |
| Anchorage: Early Photographs of the Great Land | Chandonnet, Ann. (Skagway: Wolf Creek Books, 2000), 128 pp., paper, ISBN 0968195563, Box 0769, Skagway, AK 99840. Short pictorial history of Alaska's largest city. |
| Anchorage: From Its Humble Origins as a Railroad Construction Camp | Tower, Elizabeth. (Fairbanks: Epicenter Press, 1999) 222 pp., paper, ISBN 0945397739, Box 82368, Kenmore WA 98028. Part of the publisher's "City History Series." |
| Anchorage, The Way It Was | by Phyllis Carlson, Published 1981 by Historic Landmark Preservation Commission, Municipality of Anchorage, 36 pages. See our Index of Names. |
| Ancient Aleut Personal Names = Kadaangim Asangin | Bergsland, Knut, editor and interpreter. /Asangis: Materials from the Billings Expedition, 1790-1792 (Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, 1998), 202 pp., paper, ISBN 1555000657, P.O. Box 757680, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7680. A glimpse of Aleut culture through an examination of Russian-American tax records. |
| Ancient Land, Sacred Whale: The Inuit Hunt and its Rituals |
Lowenstein, Tom. / New York: Farrar,
Straus and Giroux, 1994. 189p. Describes the cycle of life
throughout the year which culminates in the spring whale
hunt. Lowenstein includes a sequence of poems detailing the
ritual year. Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN0374104972. LC9342941.
ebook available to borrow at Internet Archive |
| Ancient Murrelet: a Natural History in the Queen Charlotte Islands | Gaston, A.J. / London: T&AD Poyser, 1992. 249p. Only detailed study of this bird's history, its territory and behaviors. Very detailed and scientific; includes the natural history of the Queen Charlotte Islands which are the bird's habitat. ISBN0856610704. LC94-139923. |
| Ancient People of the Arctic |
McGhee, Robert. (Vancouver, B.C.: UBC
Press: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1996), cloth, 244
p., ISBN0774805536 (University of British Columbia, 6344
Memorial Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2; distributed by
University of Washington Press, PO Box 50096, Seattle, WA
98145-5096). wln96-303436. Traces the lives of the
Paleo-Eskimos, the first explorers of the Arctic four
thousand years ago.
ebook available to borrow at Internet Archive |
| Anders of Two Rivers: A California Family Homesteads in Alaska | Anders, Joyce J., as told to Rosalie E. L'Ecuyer. (Fairbanks, AK: Jenny M. Publishers, 1997), 121 pp., paper, ISBN0965584402, PO Box 10901, Fairbanks, AK 99710. wln97-248007. Story of Anders family who, beginning in 1959, homesteaded in Two Rivers, a small community outside of Fairbanks. |
| Another Morning | by Wessel Smitter, published by Harpers. A novel dealing with the Matanuska settlement of 1935. |
| (The) Apostle of Alaska; the story of William Duncan, of Metlakahtla |
by Arctander, Jno. W. (John William), 1849-1920, Publication
date [c1909], Pages 484, (on Annette Island in Prince of
Wales-Hyder Census) ebook available to read online at Internet Archive |
| Archaeology and the Capitalist World System: a Study from Russian America | Crowell, Aron. , with an appendix by Donald W. Clark (New York: Plenum Press, 1997), 286 pp., hardbound, ISBN0306456699, 233 Spring Street, New York NY 10013-1578. LC97-40644. Look at the disruption of an indigenous culture caused by the incursion of capitalism, focusing on findings from excavation of the 1780s fur trading site of Three Saints Harbor, Kodiak Island and contemporary eyewitness reports. |
| Archeology of Cook Inlet, Alaska | by Fredericka DeLaguna, 1934, University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Archaeology of Kachemak Bay, Alaska | Klein, Janet R. (Homer: Kachemak Country Publications, 1996), 96 p., paper, ISBN0965115704 (PO Box 3406, Homer, AK 99603-3406.) |
| Archeological Investigations in Skagway, Volume 7: Residential Life on Block 39 | Cooper, Doreen C. (Skagway: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1998), 380 pp., paper, request from Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, P.O. Box 517, Skagway, AK 99840. A study of cultural remains from a now-vacant lot in the gold rush boom town. |
| Arctic Artist: The Journal and Paintings of George Back, Midshipman with Franklin, 1819-1822 | Houston, C. Stuart, editor, (Toronto: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1994), 403 p., ISBN 0773511814, cloth, 3430 McTavish Street, Montreal, PQ H3A lX9. Account of Sir John Franklin's expedition to the Canadian Arctic. LC 95-183518. |
| Arctic Artist: The Journal and Paintings of George Back, Midshipman with Franklin, 1819-1822 | Houston, C. Stuart, editor, (Toronto: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1994), 403 p., ISBN 0773511814, cloth, 3430 McTavish Street, Montreal, PQ H3A lX9. Account of Sir John Franklin's expedition to the Canadian Arctic. LC 95-183518. |
| Artic Bush Pilot |
by Bud Helmericks, published by Little, Brown and Company,
Canada, 1956, 180 p. ebook available to borrow at Internet Archive |
| Arctic Bush Pilot: From Navy Combat to Flying Alaska's Northern Wilderness | Anderson, James "Andy," as told to Jim Rearden. (Kenmore, WA: Epicenter Press, 2000), 255 pp., paper, ISBN 0945397836, P.O. Box 82368, Kenmore, WA 98028. Memoirs of a former Navy pilot who pioneered bush plane service in the Koyukuk River area in the 1950s and 1960s. |
| Arctic Exodus - Last Great Trail Drive | by Dick North, 1991, 284 pages, 5 3/8" x 8 1/2" softcover in very good condition. There are several pages of black and white photographs. From the cover:ARCTIC EXODUS is the dramatic story of one of the greatest trail drives in the history of North America.In 1929, Andrew Bahr, "The Arctic Moses," and his small band of herders started out from Alaska with 3,000 reindeer, intending to cover the 1500 miles to the Mackenzie Delta in 18 months. While the rest of the world was reeling from the Depression, Bahr and his men would face the challenges of 70-below temperatures, blizzards, prowling wolves, 24-hour days in summer, boggy tundra, mosquitoes, and ornery reindeer. In the end, their perilous journey would take more than five years to complete.With riveting detail, Dick North brings the characters, the setting, and the spirit of the trail drive to life in this classic Arctic adventure tale. |
| Arctic Exploration and Development, ca. 500 B.C. to 1915: an Encyclopedia | Holland, Clive. / New York: Garland Pub., 1994. 704p. Major reference volume for Arctic exploration and history. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN0824076486. LC92-42340. |
| Arctic Homestead: the True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds | Cobb, Norma, and Charles W. Sasser. (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000), 300 pp., cloth, ISBN 0312261985, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. A man, woman and 5 children homestead in the Minook Valley north of Fairbanks in 1973. |
| Arctic Memories: Living with the Inuit. | Bruemmer, Fred. / Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1993. 160p. Writer and photographer recounts his visits and experiences in Arctic Native communities during the last 30 years; includes a chapter on Diomede Island. Many color photographs. ISBN1550134612. cn93-93759. |
| Arctic Odyssey: Dove III Masters the Northwest Passage | Sherman, Len. (Anacortes, Wash.: Fine Edge Productions, 1999) 204 pp., paper, ISBN 0938665634, 13589 Clayton Lane, Anacortes Washington 98221. Three Canadian friends put $400 into a food kitty and sail off from Vancouver in a 27-foot homemade boat to Baffin Island. |
| Arctic Sky: Inuit Astronomy, Star Lore, and Legend | MacDonald, John. (Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum ; Iqaluit, N.W.T.: Nunavut Research Institute, 1998), 313 pp., paperback, ISBN0888544278,100 Queen's Park, Toronto, ONT M5S 2C6. Combines interviews with Inuit elders and historical records of arctic explorers to describe a journey through the Arctic night. |
| Arctic Son: Fulfilling the Dream | Aspen, Jean. (Birmingham, AL: Menasha Ridge Press, 1995), ISBN 0897321731, 3169 Cahaba Heights Road, Birmingham, AL. Living in the Brooks Range, the author passes wilderness values on to the next generation; complements her 1988 book, Arctic Daughter: a Wilderness Journey. LC 94-43621 |
| Arctic: a History | Vaughan, Richard. / Phoenix Mill, Dover, NH: A. Sutton, 1994. 340p. Good, comprehenisive review of historical through present-day issues and reoccuring themes of the circumpolar Arctic. ISBN0750901772. LC94-000305. |
| As the Sailor Loves the Sea |
Hadman, Ballard. (Victoria, B.C.:
Trafford Publishing, 1999), 232 pp., paper, ISBN 1552122867,
Trafford Catalog #99-0037, 1-888-232-4444. Hadman's son adds
a preface to this reprint of her 1951 classic about her life
in Alaska. ebook available to read at Internet Archive |
| Asia at the Juncture with America in Antiquity | Dikov, N. N. (The Stone Age of the Chukchi Peninsula), translated by Richard L. Bland(Anchorage: National Park Service, 1997), 248 pp., paper, Beringia Program, National Park Service, 2525 Gambell Street, Room 107, Anchorage, AK 99503-2892. wln98-035041. Translation of a 1993 work on the archaeology of Chukotka. |
| Atlin: The Story of British Columbia's Last Gold Rush | Dickinson, Christine Frances, and Diane Solie Smith. (Atlin: Atlin Historical Society, 1995), 379 p., paper, , ISBN0771082509 (order from Mac's Fireweed Books, 203 Main Street, Whitehorse, YT, Canada YIA 2B2). wln96-287573. While thousands of prospectors were attempting to reach the Klondike, gold was discovered near Atlin Lake in northwestern British Columbia. |
| Atlin's Gold | Steele, Peter. (Prince George, B.C.: Caitlin Press, 1995), 239 pp., paper, ISBN 0920576478. LC96-150259. The story of the Steele family's travels to Atlin, British Columbia; interspersed with the history of the Atlin area. Includes b&w photographs. |
| Authentic Alaska: Voices of its Native Writers | Andrews, Susan B. and John Creed. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1998), 177 pp., cloth, ISBN0803210418, 312 North 14th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588-0484. Anthology of writing by over 40 contemporary Natives attesting to a spirit of survival despite the turmoil of cultural upheaval, bearing witness to significant change among their people. |
