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Alaska's Glacier Cruise
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 4 items are available
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U.S. shipping, a 20% discount (Item no. EXALA129) |
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Alaska's Southeast, Touring the Inside Passage
• Mike Miller
GUIDEBOOK •
2008 •
PAPER
• 295 PAGES
A popular, practical guide to the cruising the Inside Passage, including a wide-ranging overview of the area's natural history, culture and geography. With maps, town plans and 100 photographs.
(ALA23, $17.95) |
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Coming into the Country
• John McPhee
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1976 •
PAPER
• 438 PAGES
• FAVORITE
An outstanding portrayal of frontier life in Alaska circa 1976, this is among the finest of this gifted writer's works. Beautifully written, it's an even-handed look at environmental issues, as well as a hilarious portrait of some unforgettable Alaskan characters. Originally published in "The New Yorker."
(ALA04, $18.00) |
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Marine Mammals of Alaska
• Kate Wynne
FIELD GUIDE •
2007 •
FLEXI-BOUND
• 75 PAGES
A sturdy, spiral-bound field guide with range maps, color plates and brief text, including an introduction to whales and seals. Designed for use in the field, the book features large color photographs, profiles and helpful drawings. Carry it with you on deck. Third edition.
(ALA08, $25.00) |
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Alaska and Canada's Inside Passage
• Coastal Cruise Tour Guides
1995 •
MAP
This six-foot-long topographic map, at a scale of 1:1,000,000, folds into a handy booklet and includes descriptions of the major points of interest along the route from Seattle to Juneau. 12x72 inches.
(ALA12, $15.95) |
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Also Recommended
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve Map
• Trails Illustrated
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This folder, full-color map covers Glacier Bay and the surrounding area (1:94,000), including Chicagof Island and the Alexander Archipelago.
(ALA112, $11.95)
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Alaska Almanac
• Alaska Northwest
• REFERENCE
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Zany facts and figures on the geography, history and culture of Alaska. Peppered with only-in-Alaska jokes and goofy illustrations, it makes for leisurely, entertaining browsing for the whole family.
(ALA21, $12.95)
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Alaska, Saga of a Bold Land
• Walter R. Borneman
• HISTORY
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In this wide-ranging history, Borneman captures the personalities, bravura and challenges of Alaska, describing the days of the fur traders and explorers, the gold rush, the building of the railroads and current controversies.
(ALA187, $16.99)
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Skid Road, An Informal Portrait of Seattle
• Murray Morgan
• HISTORY
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A classic history of Seattle, first published in 1951.
(PNW82, $17.95)
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The Klondike Fever, The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
• Pierre Berton
• HISTORY
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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)
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Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast
• Hilary Stewart
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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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Into the Wild
• Jon Krakauer
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The gripping tale of a young man searching for experience, wilderness and self, who meets his end in the wilds north of Mt. McKinley.
(ALA52, $14.95)
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Passage to Juneau
• Jonathan Raban
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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In this thoughtful account of the sea and its meaning, Raban weaves the tale of Vancouver's original voyage of discovery with his own adventures on a solo journey aboard a 35-foot ketch along the Inside Passage.
(ALA94, $15.95)
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Travels in Alaska
• John Muir
• EXPLORATION
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The centerpiece of this beloved classic is Muir's wide-eyed account of the discovery of Glacier Bay.
(ALA16, $15.00)
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Alaska
• James Michener
• LITERATURE
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Michener tackles the 49th state in this rousing epic tale of men and wildlife on the frontier.
(ALA56, $15.95)
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Murder at Five Finger Light
• Sue Henry
• MYSTERY
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Sue Henry, who has lived in Juneau for 25 years, draws on Alaskan history, lore and landscape for this classic who-done-it set on an old lighthouse on the Inside Passage.
(ALA266, $6.99)
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The Inside Passage to Alaska
• Art Wolfe
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Wolfe celebrates the islands, glaciers and wildlife of the Inside Passage in this photographic tribute.
(ALA263, $22.95)
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Alaska Wildlife
• Pocket Naturalist
• FIELD GUIDE
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This laminated card features color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered birds, mammals and reptiles of Alaska. We also carry Alaska Birds. (Item ALA207)
(ALA123, $5.95)
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Field Guide to Alaskan Wildflowers
• Verna Pratt
• FIELD GUIDE
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With 350 color illustrations, it's slim enough to slip into your pocket.
(ALA40, $15.95)
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Northwest Field Guide, Inside Passage to Glacier Bay
• Rainforest Publications
• FIELD GUIDE
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This seven-panel, folded and laminated card is an easy-to-carry identification guide to fish, marine and land mammals, sea and shore birds.
(PNW211, $6.95)
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Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
• Mark Carwardine
• FIELD GUIDE
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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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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
• David Sibley
• FIELD GUIDE
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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)
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