"North to the Future"
| TITLE | DETAILS |
| Rabid Wolf: a Story About Three Ordinary Men | Perrin, Robert Keith. (Anchorage: A.T. Printing & Publishing, 1998), 168 pp., paperback,ISBN0966420004, Ke-Ko Alaska Sales, Inc., P.O. Box 142507, Anchorage, AK 99514. True stories relating personal experiences of the author and his family. |
| Race to Nome: The story of the heroic Alaskan dog teams that rushed diphtheria serum to stricken Nome in 1925 | by Ungermann, Kenneth A., |
| Raven: Selected Writing of Bill Reid | Reid, Bill. Solitary (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2000 and Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre), 250 pp., cloth, ISBN 029598080X, P.O. Box 50096, Seattle, WA 98145-5096. Collection of important writings on Northwest Coast art and the role of the native artist by renowned Haida sculptor. |
| Reaching home: Pacific salmon, Pacific people | Fobes, Natalie. /essays by Tom Jay and Brad Matsen / Anchorage: Alaska Northwest Books, 1994. 143p. Good overview of salmon fisheries of the Pacific Rim, noting historical and current status and recounting the life cycle of this magnificent fish. Color photographs, bibliography, index. Author won the 1995 Pacific NW Booksellers Association book award for this volume. ISBN0882404490. LC94-25182. |
| Reckoning with the dead: the Larsen Bay repatriation and the Smithsonian Institution | edited by Tamara L. Bray and Thomas W. Killion / Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. 194p. Presentations on the case that is considered a turning point in the history of American anthropology and museum relations with Native Americans. ISBN1560983655 pbk. wln94-002652. |
| Report of a Military Reconnaissance in Alaska Made in 1883 |
by Frederick Schwatka, Washington Govt
Printing Office, 1885. ebook available to read at Internet Archive |
| Report on Population, Industries, and Resources of Alaska: 1880 Census |
by Ivan Petroff, 1883. ebook available to read now at Internet Archive |
| Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890 |
by Robert P. Porter, Superintendent of
the Department of the Interior Census Office, Govt Printing
Office, Washington DC, 1893. ebook available to read now at Internet Archive |
| Revolving Door Syndrome: Alaska Natives' Introduction and Entry into the State's Criminal Justice System | Northstine, Greg L. (Juneau: Alaska. Legislature. Joint Senate and House Finance Subcommittee on Corrections, 1997), 42 pp., paperback. "Prepared for the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature and other interested parties." |
| Rich Earth: Alaska's Mineral Industry | Rennick, Penny, editor. , Volume 22, No. 3, Alaska Geographic (Anchorage: Alaska Geographic Society, 1995), 96 p., paper, P.O. Box 93370, Anchorage, AK 99509. wln95-191065. |
| Riding the Wild Side of Denali: Alaskan Adventures with Horses and Huskies | Collins, Miki and Julie Collins. (Fairbanks: Epicenter Press, 1998), 224 pp., paperback, ISBN094539764X, Box 82368, Kenmore, WA 98028. Twin sisters living a traditional lifestyle in the vast Interior wilderness describe their experiences with their sled dogs and uniquely sturdy Icelandic horses. |
| River Between Us : The Upper Susitna River Valley of Alaska : a Historical Collection | by Kenneth L. Marsh. Variant Title: Upper Susitna River Valley of Alaska Edition Information: 1st ed. Published/Created: Trapper Creek, AK : Trapper Creek Museum Sluice Box Productions, c2002. Related Names: Trapper Creek Museum Sluice Box Productions. Description: 268 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 21 cm. ISBN: 0971830207 Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-266). |
| Road System Guide to Kodiak Island World War II Sites | Stoltenberg, Loretta. (Kodiak: Alaska State Parks, Kodiak District Office, 1997), 28 pp., paper, request from Fort Abercrombie, 1400 Abercrombie Drive, Kodiak, AK 99615. Specialized guide for those interested in Kodiak and/or World War II. |
| Roadhouse Tales: Or Nome In 1900 | Clark, M. |
| Robert Peary and Matthew Henson at the North Pole | Molett, William E. (Frankfort, KY: Elkhorn Press, [1996]), 123 p., ISBN 095165302 (available from Wm. E. Molett, 1003 River Bend Road, Frankfort, KY 40601). wln97-050242. Presents Peary's case for reaching the North Pole, analyzing the sledge speeds, distances, weathers, and other factors. |
| Robert W. Service: a Bibliography | Mitham, Peter J. (New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, 2000), 440 pp., cloth, ISBN 1584560118, 310 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720. Descriptive bibliography for the North's most famous poet; includes exhaustive listings of books, articles, translations, archives, biographical material, musicals, sound recordings, and films. |
| Rods & Wings: a History of the Fishing Lodge Business in Bristol Bay, Alaska |
Bennett, Bo. (Anchorage: Publication
Consultants, 2000), 384 pp., cloth, ISBN 1888125624, order
from Cook Inlet Book Company, 415 West Fifth Avenue,
Anchorage, AK 99501. History of the role of float planes and
their pilots in developing world-class sport fishing in
southwestern Alaska.
ebook available to borrow online at Internet Archive |
| Romance of Nikolai Rezanov and Concepcion Arguello: a Literary Legend and Its Effect on California History | Iversen, Eve. , edited with historical notes by Richard A. Pierce (Kingston, Ont. ; Fairbanks: Limestone Press: University of Alaska Press [distributor], 1998), 156 pp., paperback, ISBN1895901227 (Alaska history no. 48), P.O. Box 756240, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6240. Includes "The Concha Arguello story: memory visits with old Vinnie," by Father Maurice M. O'Moore, O.P. Founder of the Russian American Company and the daughter of the commandant of the Presidio of San Francisco have a brief but powerful romance, then he returns to Russia to die the next year. |
| Rugged Justice: the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the American West, 1891-1941 | Frederick, David C. / Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994. Colorful history of circuit which includes the far West, Alaska and Hawaii. Includes one chapter on Anvil Creek (Judge Noyes et al.) plus a few other references. ISBN0520083814. LC93-1309. |
| Running North: A Yukon Adventure | Cook, Ann Mariah. (Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books, 1998), 312 pp., cloth, ISBN1565122135, or paperback, ISBN1565122534, or large print (Wheeler Pub.), ISBN156895638X, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, P.O. Box 2225, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2225. Account of how the author, her husband, and their young daughter moved to Alaska to run the Yukon Quest, the toughest sled dog race in the world. |
| Russian America | Rennick, Penny, editor, Volume 26, Number 4 of Alaska Geographic (Anchorage: Alaska Geographic Society, 1999) 96 pp., paper, P.O. Box 93370, Anchorage AK 99509-3370. History and culture of Alaska before 1867, focusing especially on the Russian American Company and the Russian Orthodox Church. |
| Russian discovery of the Aleutian and Kodiak Islands | foreword by Winston L. Sarafian ; translated by Svetlana Potton ; edited with an introduction by J.L. Smith. Published/Created: Anchorage, Alaska : White Stone Press, 2003. Description: vi, 151 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. ISBN: 0972454306 Contents: Ch. 1. Early voyages to the Aleutian Islands / by V.I. Grekov -- Ch. 2. Voyages to the Commander and Copper Islands, 1743-1746 / by E.S. Basov -- Ch. 3. The voyage of Cossack Studentsov, 1757-1761 -- Ch. 4. The voyage to Unmak [i.e. Umnak] and Unalaska Islands, 1758-1762 / by Savin Ponomariov and Stefan Glotov -- Ch. 5. The voyage to the Aleutian Islands, 1758-1763 / by Dmitri Pankov -- Ch. 6. The voyage to the Aleutian Islands, 1760-1764 / by Andrian Tolstykh -- Ch. 7. The discovery of Kodiak Island, 1762-1766 / by S.G. Glotsov. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Russian Orthodox Church of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands and Its Relation to Native American Traditions-An Attempt at a Multicultural Society, 1794-1912 | Ivanov, Viacheslav. (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1997), 61 pp., paper, ISBN0160487811, order from U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, D.C., 20402-9238. Written to accompany a 1994 exhibit and based on extensive church records preserved at the Library of Congress. |
| Russian-American Relations and the Sale of Alaska, 1834-1867 | Bolkhovitinov, Nikolai N. , translated and edited by Richard A. Pierce, (Fairbanks: Limestone Press, 1996), 394 pp., cloth, ISBN 1895901065, P.O. Box 756240, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6240. Cn97016077. First published as Russko-Amerikanskie otnosheniiai prodazha Aliaki, 1834-1867 in 1990, study details the antecedents and the execution of the sale of Russian America to the United States. Extensive bibliography and documentation; no. 45 in Alaska History series. |
| Russians in the Bering Strait, 1648-1791 | Belov, M. I. , / translated by Katerina Solovjova and edited and with an introduction by J. L. Smith (Anchorage: White Stone Press, 2000), 138 pp., cloth, ISBN 0962672726, 2314 Marian Bay Circle, Anchorage, AK 99515. Originally published in Moscow in 1956, Belov's book was titled Arctic Voyages from Ancient Times to the Middle of the Ninetenth Century. Added as appendices are four other newly translated short historical pieces about Russian eighteenth century voyages to North America. |
