Tracks Across Alaska

Tracks Across Alaska
Author: Alastair Scott
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1990
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780871134707

An account of Scott's journey through the Alaskan bush and of the people he met along the way.

Tracks Across Alaska

Tracks Across Alaska
Author: Alastair Scott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 247
Release: 1990
Genre: Alaska
ISBN: 9780349102221

The story of Alastair Scott's journey across Alaska, which tested his self-reliance and endurance. The book also acts as a portrait of the beautiful, empty, often murderous land and the people who choose to live there.

Moose Racks, Bear Tracks and Other Alaska Kidsnacks

Moose Racks, Bear Tracks and Other Alaska Kidsnacks
Author: Alice Bugni
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1570612145

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.

Tracks in the Snow

Tracks in the Snow
Author: Wong Herbert Yee
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007-10-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780312371340

A winter wonderland excursion that leads to many discoveries in the snow.

Across Arctic America

Across Arctic America
Author: Knud Rasmussen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 546
Release: 1927
Genre: Arctic peoples
ISBN:

Narrative of the Fifth Thule expedition.

Animal Tracks of Alaska

Animal Tracks of Alaska
Author: Chris Stall
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: Animal tracks
ISBN: 9780898863529

Info on 40-50 animals common to each region.

Portrait of the Alaska Railroad

Portrait of the Alaska Railroad
Author: Kaylene Johnson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Alaska
ISBN: 9780882405520

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.

Never Quit

Never Quit
Author: Jimmy Settle
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2017-03-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1250103002

The epic memoir of an Alaskan pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator, and decorated war hero. “That Others May Live” is a mantra that defines the fearless men of Alaska’s 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. Whether they are rescuing citizens injured and freezing in the Alaskan wilderness or saving wounded Rangers and SEALS in blazing firefights at war, the PJs are the least known and most highly trained of America’s warriors. Never Quit is the true story of how Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan shoe store clerk, became a Special Forces Operator and war hero. After being shot in the head during a dangerous high mountain operation in the rugged Watapur Valley in Afghanistan, Jimmy returns to battle with his teammates for a heroic rescue, the bullet fragments stitched over and still in his skull. In a cross between a suicide rescue mission and an against-all-odds mountain battle, his team of PJs risk their lives again in an epic firefight. When his helicopter is hit and begins leaking fuel, Jimmy finds himself in the worst possible position as a rescue specialist—forced to leave members from his own team behind. Jimmy will have to risk everything to get back into the battle and bring back his brothers. From death-defying Alaskan wilderness training, wild rescues, and vicious battles against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, this is an explosive special operations memoir unlike any that has come before, and the true story of a man from humble beginnings who became an American hero.

Tracks of the Unseen

Tracks of the Unseen
Author: Nick Jans
Publisher: Fulcrum Group
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Landscape
ISBN: 9781555914486

Journey into new ways of seeing and knowing the wild with one of Alaska's finest contemporary writers. Essay by essay, the power of connection that "Tracks of the Unseen" offers is both true and compelling. In memorable words and pictures Nick Jans brings light to the edges of nature's mysteries. 25 full-color photos.

Blonde Indian

Blonde Indian
Author: Ernestine Hayes
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0816532362

In the spring, the bear returns to the forest, the glacier returns to its source, and the salmon returns to the fresh water where it was spawned. Drawing on the special relationship that the Native people of southeastern Alaska have always had with nature, Blonde Indian is a story about returning. Told in eloquent layers that blend Native stories and metaphor with social and spiritual journeys, this enchanting memoir traces the author’s life from her difficult childhood growing up in the Tlingit community, through her adulthood, during which she lived for some time in Seattle and San Francisco, and eventually to her return home. Neither fully Native American nor Euro-American, Hayes encounters a unique sense of alienation from both her Native community and the dominant culture. We witness her struggles alongside other Tlingit men and women—many of whom never left their Native community but wrestle with their own challenges, including unemployment, prejudice, alcoholism, and poverty. The author’s personal journey, the symbolic stories of contemporary Natives, and the tales and legends that have circulated among the Tlingit people for centuries are all woven together, making Blonde Indian much more than the story of one woman’s life. Filled with anecdotes, descriptions, and histories that are unique to the Tlingit community, this book is a document of cultural heritage, a tribute to the Alaskan landscape, and a moving testament to how going back—in nature and in life—allows movement forward.