Posts Tagged ‘Alaska’
It’s Only Fishing, by Joseph Jackson
It’s Only Fishing, by Joseph Jackson 2020 was a year of change. Caught between occupations and a global pandemic, 24-year-old Joe Jackson decided to write an essay for every fly-fishing trip he took. And just like the fishing itself, these essays drift from the metaphysical to the wholly matter-of-fact; they chronicle the spontaneous spectacles of…
Read MoreNorth Country Detective, by Tom Brennan
North Country Detective, by Tom Brennan North Country Detective is the life story of George Tallent, an Alaska Native, man who becomes an Alaska State Trooper and his best friend, Rick Albert a man born on the same day who moves from the East Coast to spend his life on nation’s northern frontier. George and…
Read MoreAlaska’s Malamute Man, by Joe Henderson
Alaska’s Malamute Man, by Joe Henderson Alaska’s Malamute Man is a unique and exciting look behind the scenes of Joe Henderson’s Arctic expeditions. Joe quotes, “For more than 35 years my Arctic expeditions and stories have captivated peoples’ imaginations from around the world.” Alaska’s Malamute Man – a journal, allows us the opportunity to go…
Read MoreArt and Eskimo Power; The Life and Times of Alaskan Howard Rock, by Lael Morgan
Art and Eskimo Power; The Life and Times of Alaskan Howard Rock, by Lael Morgan A shaman had predicted that Howard Rock would become a great man. He was born in 1911 in Point Hope, an Inupiat village in northwest Alaska where the people had lived off the land and sea for centuries. Instead of…
Read MoreTen Feet Tall and Bulletproof, Alaska Natives, by Judy Ferguson
Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof, Alaska Natives: Blazing the Iditarod Trail, by Judy Ferguson and the Yukon-Koyukuk School District Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof is a story of classic Alaska, in the village where the Iditarod began. It features the courageous mushers who broke trail when the Great Race was only a rough trapline experience.…
Read MoreA Native Lad: Benny Benson Tells Alaska’s Story, by Sarah Hurst
A Native Lad: Benny Benson Tells Alaska’s Story, by Sarah Hurst A Native Lad: Benny Benson Tells Alaska’s Story is based on the script of a play by Sarah Hurst, first performed at Tatitlek Community School in January 2010. The story consists of 16 scenes marking major events in Alaska history, narrated by Benny Benson,…
Read MoreOur Summer with the Eskimos, by Constance Helmericks
Our Summer with the Eskimos, by Constance Helmericks In the fall of 1944, Constance and Harmon “Bud” Helmericks built a cabin and overwintered in Alaska’s remote Brooks Range. With spring melt, they resumed their odyssey north, intent on crossing the Continental Divide to explore the arctic barrens beyond. Our Summer with the Eskimos, Connie’s third…
Read MoreOur Alaskan Winter, by Constance Helmericks
Our Alaskan Winter, by Constance Helmericks Our Alaskan Winter completes Constance Helmericks’s bestselling trilogy about the 26-month trek she and her husband, Bud Helmericks, made across the top of northern Alaska. In 1945 the poorly-clad couple are afoot on the Arctic coast as winter descends. They have survived a year on foot alone in the…
Read MoreSitting at Their Feet, by Matt Gilbert
Sitting at Their Feet, by Matt Gilbert A Gwich’in Athabascan man’s coming-of-age story in the mountains of northern Alaska, during his people’s shift into the modern world. Starting with his childhood, where he sits at the feet of the last traditional Elders tribe tell old stories. They raise and inspire him, as he enters his…
Read MoreAlaska Heritage Seafood Cookbook, by Ann Chandonnet
Alaska Heritage Seafood Cookbook, by Ann Chandonnet KING CRAB, SALMON, HALIBUT, FLOUNDER, SPOT SHRIMP, CLAMS, STEELHEAD, COD, ARCTIC CHAR, MUSSELS, SQUID, SCALLOPS, ROCKFISH, DOLLY VARDEN . . . . . . any seafood lover knows this incantation usually means Alaska! In The Alaska Heritage Cookbook, author Ann Chandonner gathers recipes for almost 100 species of Northern sea life—freshwater fish,…
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