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Hard Driving
In the winter of 1908, six cars left Times Square bound for Paris. They were embarking on a remarkable motor race across the world that would capture everyone’s imagination. In …
Connecting Alaskans
"e;Alaska is now open to civilization."e; With those six words in 1900, the northernmost territory finally had a connection with the rest of the country. The telegraph …
On Sea Ice
Covering more than 7 percent of the earth's surface, sea ice is crucial to the functioning of the biosphere - and is a key component in our attempts to understand and combat …
History of the Central Brooks Range
"History of the Central Brooks Range" uses rare primary sources in order to provide a chronological examination and history of the Koyukuk region - including anthropological …
Leavetakings
Leavetaking is an Alaska-based essay collection propelled by movements of departure and return. Corinna Cook asks: What can coming and going reveal about place? About how a place …
Made of Salmon
All over the world, salmon populations are in trouble, as overfishing and habitat loss have combined to put the once-great Atlantic and Pacific Northwest runs at serious risk. …
Gaining Daylight
For many the idea of living off the land is a romantic notion left to stories of olden days or wistful dreams at the office. But, for Sara Loewen it becomes her way of life each …
Melting the Ice Curtain
Just five years after a Soviet missile blew a civilian airliner out of the sky over the North Pacific, an Alaska Airlines jet braved Cold War tensions to fly into tomorrow. …
Yungcautnguuq Nunam Qainga Tamarmi/All the Land's Surface is Medicine
In this book, close to one hundred men and women from all over southwest Alaska share knowledge of their homeland and the plants that grow there. They speak eloquently about time …
Outside in the Interior – An Adventure Guide for Central Alaska, Second Edition
With its breathtaking vistas and countless acres of unmarked wilderness, Alaska has long attracted those who are looking for a bit of adventure in their vacations—from visitors who …