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A Cold Day For Murder
Author: Dana Stabenow
Year: 2011
ISBN: 9781590588734
Abstract: Kate Shugak, a former detective with the Anchorage District Attorney's office, is called out of her self-imposed isolation when she is recruited to find out what happened to a young national park ranger who disappeared during the Alaskan winter along with an investigator sent in to check on him.
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To the bright edge of the world [kit] : a novel
Author: Eowyn Ivey
Year: 2018
ISBN: 9780316242851
Abstract: In the winter of 1885, decorated war hero Colonel Allen Forrester leads an exploratory expedition up the Wolverine River and into the vast, untamed Alaska Territory. Leaving behind Sophie, his newly pregnant wife, Forrester records his extraordinary experiences in hopes that his journal will reach her if he doesn't return. As they map the territory and gather information on native tribes, whose understanding of the natural world is unlike anything they have ever encountered, Forrester and his team can't escape the sense that some great, mysterious force threatens their lives. Meanwhile, in Vancouver, Sophie chafes under the social restrictions of a pregnant woman on her own, and yearns to travel alongside her husband. She, too, explores nature, through the new art of photography, unaware that the coming winter will test her own courage and faith to the breaking point. -- adapted from book jacket.
Ebook and audiobook available from the Alaska Digital Library.
The voyage of the Alaska Union : adventure, danger, scurvy, romance
Author: from the papers and photographs of Charles D. Harris and the papers of William Rule, as revealed to Mr. Whitekeys, boy historian
Year: 2022
ISBN: 9798218288396
Abstract: "In 1898, eighty Greenhorns from Chicago set out to strike it rich in Alaska. It was the largest Gold Rush expedition ever launched, and they had no idea what they were in for. They survived an open-ocean crossing in a flat-bottomed riverboat, sailed 700 miles up the Yukon River, were flim-flammed into diverting up the Koyukuk River by local con men, built a thrown-together group of cabins called Union City, and were plunged into a brutal scurvy-filled Arctic Winter. And that's where the fun began! One of the prospectors, Charles Harris, toted a 40-pound camera with him during the entire odyssey, but his images have remained hidden for 120 years. Mr. Whitekeys discovered Harris's photos and manuscript, and reveals them here for the first time." --back cover.
The thousand-mile war : World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians
Author: Brian Garfield ; foreword by Terrence Cole
Year: 1995
ISBN: 9780912006833
Abstract: The Thousand-Mile War, a powerful story of the battles of the United States and Japan on the bitter rim of the North Pacific, has been acclaimed as one of the great accounts of World War II. Brian Garfield, a novelist and screenwriter whose works have sold some 20 million copies, was searching for a new subject when he came upon the story of this ""forgotten war"" in Alaska. He found the history of the brave men who had served in the Aleutians so compelling and so little known that he wrote the first full-length history of the Aleutian campaign, and the book remains a favorite among Alaskans. T.
Ebook available from the Alaska Digital Library.
Attu boy
Author: by Nick Golodoff
Year: 2012
ISBN: 9780985394813
Abstract: A memoir of Nick Golodoff. A story of a young boy's experiences as a Japanese captive and intern during World War II, and of his resettlement in Atka after the war.
Ebook available from the Alaska Digital Library.
One man's wilderness : an Alaskan odyssey
Author: by Sam Keith ; from the journals & photographs of Dick Proenneke ; foreword by Nick Offerman
Year: 2018
ISBN: 9781513261645
Abstract: To live in a pristine land unchanged by man; to roam the wilderness through which few other humans have passed; to choose an idyllic site, cut trees, and build a log cabin; to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available; to be not at odds with the world, but content with one's own thoughts and company: thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived them. This book is a simple account of the day-by-day explorations and activities he carried out alone, and the constant chain of nature's events that kept him company. From Proenneke's journals, and with first-hand knowledge of his subject and the setting, Sam Keith has woven a tribute to a man who carved his masterpiece out of the beyond.--From publisher description.
Ebook and audiobook available from the Alaska Digital Library. Audiobook always available on hoopla.
Two old women : an Alaska legend of betrayal, courage and survival
Year: 2020
ISBN: 9780062244987
Abstract: This kit is designed to introduce you to Anchorage! Learn more about your new home by navigating the city, exploring the parks and trails, and learning more about the culture of your new home. Use the provided journal to keep track of your favorite places and things to do.
Ebook and audiobook available from the Alaska Digital Library.
Good time girls of the Alaska-Yukon gold rush
Author: by Lael Morgan
Year: 1999
ISBN: 9780945397762
Abstract: 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.
Ebook available from the Alaska Digital Library.
Alaska from scratch cookbook : seasonal, scenic, homemade
Author: written & photographed by Maya Wilson
Year: 2018
ISBN: 9781635650631
Abstract: Based on a wildly popular blog of the same name, this gorgeous and cozy cookbook showcases the beauty and seasonal ingredients of Alaska. While the book showcases Alaska's famous wild berries, salmon, halibut, and even moose, all the recipes are designed to be simple and adaptable - Maya Wilson provides substitutions that can be found everywhere.
Ebook available from the Alaska Digital Library.