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ALASKA: BEARS OF PACK CREEK
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Alaska By Cruise Ship
• Anne Vipond
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A compact, illustrated guide to ports of call, excursions and sightseeing along the cruising route from Seattle to Anchorage. This sixth edition is all color throughout with dozens of new color maps and hundreds of color photographs with new details for independent travelers. The pullout map at the back of the book has been completely updated with a new more detail map with one side showing the inside passage and the other side showing the Gulf of Alaska and continuing right up to Prudhoe Bay.
(ALA125, $21.95) |
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Eyewitness Guide Alaska
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
FLEXI-BOUND
• 310 PAGES
A beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide to the mountains, glaciers, and wildlife of Alaska, including excellent maps and practical information on where to go, stay and eat.
(ALA238, $25.00) |
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The Klondike Fever, The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
• Pierre Berton
HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 457 PAGES
The classic history of the Yukon and Alaska gold rush by the great Canadian historian Pierre Berton was first published in 1958. A master storyteller, Berton captures the spirit of the rowdy days of old in loving detail.
(ALA20, $19.99) |
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The Milepost: Trip Planner for Alaska, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta & Northwest Territories
• Kris Valencia Graef
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 800 PAGES
This comprehensive guide, published annually in March, is an essential reference and trip planner for an extended trip to Alaska. With detailed information on lodging, transportation, national parks and activities, as well as numerous helpful maps, it covers Alaska and northwestern Canada in depth.
(CND115, $29.95) |
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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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Wilderness, A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska
• Doug Capra
• Rockwell Kent
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 204 PAGES
Rockwell Kent, the acclaimed illustrator of Moby Dick and Shakespeare's Complete Works, was, among other things, an adventurer with a particular interest in remote destinations. This journal, featuring Kent's woodcuts, describes a trip to Alaska with his 9-year-old son in 1918. Over a course of 7 months, headquartered in a rustic island cabin near Seward, the father and son rekindle their bond.
(ALA106, $18.95) |
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Winterdance, The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
• Gary Paulsen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
Teenagers will especially enjoy Paulsen's spellbinding account of the 17-day journey (which could also be read aloud to youngsters). Paulsen, a novice, survived the journey with his sense of humor intact.
(ALA58, $15.00) |
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