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THE SPILL
Personal Stories from
the Exxon Valdez Disaster
Sharon Bushell & Stan Jones
Twenty years after the Exxon Valdez ran aground, sixty-two men and women recall what
they saw, how they reacted, and how they coped. Their anger and anguish had receded from view but the
terrible memories were never far from the surface.
The stories tell of a shockingly slow response, the struggle to save the stricken tanker, the often
heroic but largely futile efforts to limit the spread of oil and clean the beaches, a heart-breaking
loss of fish and wildlife, a crippling blow to the commercial fishing industry, lingering social
problems, and a loss of innocence among Alaskans who believed this spill would never happen.
Reliving their experiences are fishermen, Native villagers, biologists, environmentalists, sociologists,
Exxon executives, the governor, mayors, journalists, workers who washed oily rocks-even the
skipper of the ill-fated ship.
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MOONLIGHT MADNESS
Tall Tales from
the Copper River
Valley
Samme Gallaher
The co-author of the best-selling Sisters
serves up a lively collection of stories about haunted roadhouses, bizarre animal behavior,
weird weather, frontier justice, an unwitting "good time girl," an assortment of characters
who inhabited Alaska's remote Copper River Valley between the Klondike and World War II.
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CHARACTER & CHARACTERS
The Spirit of Alaska Airlines
Robert J.Serling
This is the rich history of Alaska's last legacy airline, Alaska Airlines, which
transformed from a single-aircraft bush operator in 1932 into a major U.S. carrier
serving a present-day network stretching from Barrow to Zihuantanejo and from Boston
to Honolulu. Character & characters chronicles the unusual stories and colorful
people behind this uncommonly independent airline.
"What a great story!" --Bonnie J. Dunbar, Museum of Flight
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49 AT LAST
The fight for
Alaska Statehood Claus-M Naske
In a book that reads like a plot-line for a political thriller, author
Dr. Claus-M. Naske reveals how the Alaska statehood movement struggled through most of the 20th
Century, decade after decade, always blocked by powerful special interests. Finally, the unrelenting
pro-statehood forces won support from President Dwight D. Eisenhower-a breakthrough for their
cause-and forged a coalition in Congress that approved the Alaska Statehood Act in 1958.
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REACHING FOR THE STAR
How a Bold Strategy
Won Statehood
for Alaska
Gerald E. Bowkett
In 1955, with the drive for statehood stalled, a group of men and women from all
over Alaska, delegates "with strong convictions, given to strong, often colorful expression," created
the Alaska State Constitution, now considered a model. Proving that the vast northern territory was
politically mature, it pushed a reluctant U.S. Congress to grant statehood to Alaska.
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NORTH TO THE FUTURE
The Alaska Story, 1959-2009
Dermot Cole
Alaska became a state in 1959 after nearly a century of federal rule and domination
by powerful mining, timber, and canned-salmon interests. At last, the people of America's former
territory would direct their own destiny. But would they? In its first 50 years, Alaska's fate
continued to be influenced by outside interests and unexpected events.
With clarity, wit, and appreciation for the contribution of everyday people, journalist and
historian Dermot Cole tells how Alaskans rolled up their sleeves to organize their new state
government and how their dreams and reality often clashed in the decades to come.
"Dermot Cole is a fine story-teller, a match for the old sourdoughs who charmed
audiences with colorful reminisces in the lobby of the historic Nordale Hotel in
Fairbanks during my childhood." --from the foreword Michael Carey
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SARAH
How a Hockey Mom
Turned Alaska's Political
Establishment Upside Down
Kaylene Johnson
In 2008, Sarah Palin, hockey mom, former mayor of Wasilla, and governor of Alaska, entered the media
spotlight when John McCain shocked the political world by announcing her as his running mate. This
first biography of Palin, written before her VP quest, describes the formative years that shaped
her as the politician she is today.
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JON VAN ZYLE'S
ALASKA SKETCHBOOK
Four Seasons
in the Far North
Jon Van Zyle
This book offers an intimate look at Alaska through the artist's eyes, revealing
memorable moments of beauty and adventure. Forty full-color paintings accompanied by color sketches,
charcoal sketches, notes, diary entries, and personal stories make this a year in Alaska you'll
treasure
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JON VAN ZYLE'S
IDITAROD MEMORIES
30 Years of
Poster Art from
the Last Great Race
This is a colorful collection of annual posters from the official artist of the Iditarod
Trail Sled Dog Race. Included are stories about how each of the first 30 posters came
to be created, and the stories they tell about the race.
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Winner, Faulkner Award
for Excellence in Writing
SURVIVING THE
ISLAND OF GRACE
A Story of Freedom,
A Life on the Wild
Edge of America
Leslie Leyland Fields
As a 20-year-old newlywed, Fields is immersed in dangerous and exhausting world of
commercial salmon fishing on a remote island in the immense Gulf of Alaska.
Here she must learn to live communally with her new family in primitive conditions-no
running water, no electricity, and little contact with the outside world.
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PNW Booksellers'
Award Winner
ALASKA BLUES
A Story of Freedom,
Risk, and Living
Your dream
Joe Upton
An evocative story-teller's account of a season commercial fishing in Southeast
Alaska-the lonely hours at sea aboard his 30-foot boat, the Doreen, as well as the close
community of the fishing fleet; the sudden, violent storms and glorious days of sun; the
difficult, frenzied work and quiet moments of contemplation.
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"Deeply moving"
--Publishers Weekly
MOMENTS BRIGHTLY
PLACED
An Aleutian Memoir
Ray Hudson
In 1964, Ray Hudson, 22, landed in Unalaska village with a brand-new college degree,
eager to teach. Unlike most teachers who came and stayed a year or two, Ray stayed for
two decades. His intimate memoir pays homage to the people he came to teach, and who,
in the end, became his teachers
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COLD CRIME
How Police Detectives Solved Alaska's Most Shocking Cases
Tom Brennan
This is a riveting collection of stories about some of Alaska's high-profile
criminal investigations of the past 50 years. Step by step, the author guides
readers through thirteen notorious cases, drawing details from confidential
case files shared by police detectives who investigate murder, mayhem,
crimes of passion and greed, and an amazing amount of criminal stupidity.
Author Tom Brennan is an editor and columnist for a web-based newspaper in Anchorage.
He broke into journalism on the police beat.
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Other titles
from Tom Brennan:
MURDER AT 40 BELOW
MOOSE DROPPING
& OTHER CRIMES
AGAINST NATURE
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MURDER AT 40 BELOW
True Crime Stories
from Alaska
Tom Brennan
Murder at 40 Below is a collection of stories about ten of Alaska's most notorious murder cases
drawn from interviews with investigators, police files, eyewitness reports, and newspaper archives.
You will be shocked and fascinated by these accounts of failed dreams, schemes that turned
violent, greed, madness, and treachery.
Author Tom Brennan is an editor and columnist for the Anchorage Times who broke into
journalism on the police beat.
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HAUNTED ALASKA
Ghost Stories
from the Far North
Ron Wendt
They are watching us, these ghosts of the North.
They book breakfast, play cards, mine for gold, turn on radios, and play the piano.
A logger sees a ghostly Model T drive through his truck. The smell of tobacco
wafts through a room where no one is smoking
Haunted Alaska is a collection of ghost stories that will make the hair
rise on the back of your neck.
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BIRD GIRL &
THE MAN WHO
FOLLOWED THE SUN
"A wonderful read. Wallis's writing is simple yet rich . . . The story delivers a message of overcoming
hardship, of being true to yourself even when it is the most difficult thing to do."
-West Coast Review of Books
"Wallis's taut, visual prose brings vibrant new life to these ancient stories.
" -Booklist
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RAISING OURSELVES
A Gwich'in Coming of Age Story from the Yukon River
American Book Award, 2003 winner
"A brave and tender memoir about hope and survival…" -Homer (Alaska) News
"Velma tells a kick-ass story of growing up Gwich'in. If you want to know the truth about
being Indian in a white-dominated world, read this book."
-Duncan Sings-Along, author of SPRINTING BACKWARDS
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