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Enrich your travels with reading! Here's a hand-picked list prepared for your journey in conjunction with the book experts at Longitude.

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The Milepost: Trip Planner for Alaska, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta & Northwest Territories

by 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. (CND115, $29.95)

A Traveller's History of Canada

by Robert Bothwell

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 220 PAGES

A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.99)

Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast

by Hilary Stewart

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1979
• PAPER
• 111 PAGES

A concise, illustrated overview of the diverse art produced by the peoples of the Pacific Northwest. It focuses on the spiritual and cultural meaning of common motifs that characterize the rich art of the area. (PNW06, $17.95)

 

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British Columbia Map

by ITMB

• 2005
• MAP

This attractive map ( 1:1,250,000), covers the region from Seattle to the Yukon and across to the Rockies, including Alaska's Inside Passage. (CND61, $6.95)

Insider's Guide Victoria & Vancouver Island

by Gerald Hill | Kathleen Hill

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2007
• PAPER
• 360 PAGES

A quirky, personal guide to Vancouver Island by two residents, with a focus on out of the way places, food and cultural attractions. Organized by neighborhood, the guide includes excellent listings of where to eat, stay and shop. (CND147, $18.95)

Moon Handbook British Columbia including the Canadian Rockies

by Andrew Hempstead

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 480 PAGES

This comprehensive guide stakes out the best sites throughout British Columbia, nicely balancing practical detail with a good overview of the region and its attractions. (CND132, $21.95)

The Klondike Fever, The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush

by Pierre Berton

• HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 457 PAGES

First published in 1958, the classic history of the Yukon and Alaska gold rush by the great Canadian historian Pierre Berton. A master storyteller, Berton captures the spirit of the rowdy days of old in loving detail. (ALA20, $19.99)

The West Beyond the West, A History of British Columbia

by Jean Barman

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 450 PAGES

A fascinating history of the Canadian province from the 18th century to the mid-1990s. The author weaves portraits of major personalities and events into a readable overview of the cultural and social influences that have shaped the region. (CND116, $45.95)

The Curve of Time

by Muriel Wylie Blanchet

• EXPLORATION
• 1993
• PAPER
• 170 PAGES
• FAVORITE
• OUT OF PRINT

Blanchet's delightful, unlikely account of life aboard a 25-foot ketch with her young family. It's a funny, vivid account of Vancouver Island, full of memorable detail on people and place. (PNW48, $15.95)

Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest

by Katharine Berry Judson

• LITERATURE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 204 PAGES

Presented here with 52 photographs, these traditional stories, first collected in 1910, reveal myths and traditions of creation, alongside noted geographical features of the territory. (PNW17, $14.95)

The Best of Robert Service, Illustrated Edition

by Robert Service | Clarence Kinsey | Clarke Kinsey

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• HARD COVER
• 199 PAGES
• FAMILY

A bank teller in Whitehorse during the Klondike gold rush, Service immortalized the frontier personalities and character in his colorful read-out-loud sagas. Features period photographs by brothers Clarke and Clarence Kinsey. (ALA37, $19.98)

Driftwood Valley, A Woman Naturalist in the Northern Wilderness

by Theodora Stanwell-Fletcher | Wendell Berry

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES
• OUT OF PRINT

A classic account of pioneer life and the natural history of British Columbia, originally published in 1946. This edition includes animal illustrations by the author's husband; the couple lived for three years at a remote lakeside cabin in north-central British Columbia. (PNW148, $18.95)

Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains

by James Halfpenny | Todd Telander

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 145 PAGES

An essential pocket guide to 70 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, with line drawings, range map and description. (USW118, $9.95)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America

by 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. (USW418, $19.95)