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ALASKA'S INSIDE PASSAGE
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Alaska Explorer Map
• Ocean Explorer Maps
2002 •
MAP
An informative, well illustrated map of Alaska. In addition to the double-sided large-scale map of Alaska (with the Inside Passage on the reverse), the map features information on native peoples, wildlife and exploration. Unlike many maps of its type, it includes the full chain of the Aleutians and Russia's chukotka peninsula at the same scale, all at 1:3,800,000. Published by a veteran expedition leader, the map is aimed at cruise and expediton passengers in the region.
(ALA153, $11.95) |
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Alaska Map
• ITMB
2004 •
MAP
A map of Alaska on two sides, featuring the Aleutians, the Bering Strait, and much of neighboring Siberia, at a scale of 1:2,500,000. Two Sides. 27x39 inches.
(ALA31, $8.95) |
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Alaska, Reflections on Land and Spirit
• Robert Hedin
• Gary Holthaus
ANTHOLOGY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 322 PAGES
An excellent sampler of some of the best writing on Alaska, this anthology includes 22 selections by John Muir, John McPhee, Barry Lopez, early explorers, Alaskan natives, naturalists and others.
(ALA48, $19.95) |
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
NATURAL HISTORY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year, a quest that has his three competitors on the road at a moments notice, heading out in the middle of the night, and combing the beaches. As he so winningly demonstrates, these people are driven.
(BRD29, $15.00) |
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The Blue Bear
• Lynn Schooler
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2003 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
The wilds of southeast Alaska is the setting for wilderness guide Schooler's elegiac chronicle of his friendship with Japanese photographer Michio Hoshino and their search for the elusive glacier bear. Reminiscent of Matthiessen and Lopez, Schooler evokes with quiet grace the wild archipelagoes, glittering fjords and dense rainforests of Alaska's Glacier Coast, stretching 500 miles between Prince William Sound and Ketchikan.
(ALA357, $13.99) |
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Canada's Yukon and South Central Alaska Map
• Coastal Cruise Tour Guides
1998 •
MAP
Featuring handsome topographic maps that fold down into a booklet, this guide also includes sections on visitor attractions and highlights. With seven fold-out maps of Prince William Sound, Kodiak Island, Denali National Park, Katmai and Kenai Peninsula. Two Sides. 12x72 inches.
(ALA55, $15.95) |
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Denali National Park and Preserve Map
• Trails Illustrated
2011 •
MAP
A durable, fold-up topographic map of Denali and surroundings at a scale of 1:2225,000. GPS compatible with a full UTM grid, the handsome map also includes park information, backcountry units and an inset of park headquarters. Two Sides. 26x37 inches.
(ALA88, $11.95) |
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Frigid Embrace: Politics, Economics, and Environment in Alaska
• Stephen Haycox
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 180 PAGES
In this hardhitting economic history of the state, Haycox looks at how Alaska makes its money in fur, oil, timber and fish. The author is a professor of history at the University of Alaska in Anchorage.
(ALA161, $21.95) |
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Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve Map
• Trails Illustrated
MAP
A folded, full-color topographic map of Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve at a scale of 1:94,000. Printed on tear-proof, water-resistant tyvek. Two Sides. 26x38 inches.
(ALA112, $11.95) |
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Glacier Ice
• Austin Post
• Edward R. LaChapelle
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 145 PAGES
A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. The text is by Ed LaChapelle, an avalanche researcher, glaciologist, mountaineer, skier, author and professor, who died in 2007 at 80 of a heart attack while on the slopes in Colorado. Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers along the North Pacific Coast of North America and into the interior ranges of Alaska is supplemented with groundbased photographs from the Himalayas, Switzerland, Chile and other parts of the world.
(SCI07, $27.95) |
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In Denali
• Kim Heacox
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 96 PAGES
This handsome portrait of Denali, by a well known writer, photographer and naturalist, features color photographs along with an overview of the wildlife, landscapes, human history and environmental challenges of the immense park. With a bird checklist and list of 101 common flowers and plants.
(ALA26, $34.95) |
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Insight Guide Alaska
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
A profusely illustrated overview of the region, this travel guide features concise essays by well regarded authors on nature, history, peoples and culture. With hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information.
(ALA42, $24.99) |
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The Native People of Alaska
• Steven Langdon
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2002 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
A brief overview of the indigenous peoples of Alaska, with 55 photographs, maps and illustrations. Organized by group, it includes chapters on the northern, Bering Sea and Aleut Eskimos, people of the interior and Pacific Northwest coast. With black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout.
(ALA181, $9.95) |
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The Northern Lights, The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aurora Borealis
• Lucy Jago
SCIENCE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
The compelling story of long-forgotten Kristian Birkeland, the turn-of-the-century Norwegian scientist who devoted his career to the quest to understand the aurora borealis. In telling the story of the scientist, Jago also tells of the science, history, myth and romance of the Northern Lights.
(ARC104, $16.95) |
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Roadside Geology, Alaska
• Cathy O'Connor
• Daniel O'Haire
NATURAL HISTORY •
1988 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
Designed for the roadside traveler, this series explains in detail the geologic history of Alaska as seen through the window. Though there are few roads in Southeast Alaska, the book treats the Inside Passage as part of Alaska's "marine highway" ferry system, and is a great introduction to basic geomorphology and how the dramatic landscapes were formed. Features black-and-white photographs complementing the amazingly detailed geologic maps.
(ALA46, $20.00) |
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
• David Sibley
FIELD GUIDE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 474 PAGES
A compact, geographically specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks. The book covers 703 species of birds occurring west of the Rockies, including Alaska, the western Canadian provinces, Baja California and portions of northern Mexico. Maps show the range throughout North America. For birders living east of the Rockies, you'll want to use Sibley's "Birds of Eastern North America" (USE262).
(USW418, $19.95) |
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Two in the Far North
• Margaret Murie
• Olaus Murie
EXPLORATION •
2003 •
PAPER
• 369 PAGES
• FAVORITE
A beloved tale of life in the Alaskan frontier by noted conservationist Margaret Murie, recently released in a 35th-anniversary edition. Her field biologist husband supplies not only fodder for the stories, but also the illustrations.
(ALA57, $16.95) |
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Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
• Mark Carwardine
FIELD GUIDE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species.
(FG02, $20.00) |
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Where the Sea Breaks Its Back
• Corey Ford
EXPLORATION •
1992 •
PAPER
• 206 PAGES
A gripping tale of naturalist Georg Steller and Bering's Second Expedition in 1741. Chronicling one of the great stories of exploration, Ford paints a vivid portrait of Steller and his first encounter with the wildlife of the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and Alaskan coast. A classic, first published in 1966, it's subtitled "The Epic Story of Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska."
(ALA07, $16.95) |
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