| Alaska: Tales of Adventure from the Last Frontier Contributor(s): Walker, Spike (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0312275625 ISBN-13: 9780312275624 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2002 Annotation: Spike Walker knows Alaska intimately and has carefully selected the most thrilling stories of America's last frontier to stir readers' souls. With categories including The Early Explorers, The Great Gold Rush, Mount McKinley, Walking with Wildlife, The Iditarod, and Survival, these tales provide a portrait of a land larger than life itself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - History | United States - State & Local - General - Nature | Regional |
| Dewey: 979.8 |
| LCCN: 2001048662 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.17" W x 9.22" (0.83 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For thousands of years Alaska has called to us. The hardy souls who first answered that call endured bitter temperatures, maddening isolation, and often harrowing adventures for the privilege of living there, and many lost their lives in the process. From the earliest human explorers to Russian fur trappers, from Klondike gold seekers to today's miners and oilmen, from Alaska's native people to the millions of tourists who visit the state every year, people have come to Alaska to marvel at its beauty, rejoice in its riches, and measure themselves against its challenges. The wonder of Alaska, as well as its terrifying dangers, come to life in this anthology, featuring true adventures described by some of the best writers in the world, each hand picked by bestselling writer and Alaska aficionado Spike Walker. Alaska: Tales of Adventure from the Last Frontier will open your eyes and stir your soul as it celebrates the untamed beauty of Alaska. Inside you will find unmatched tales of adventure by the following authors: Spike WalkerJack London Larry Kaniut Roger A. Caras Lew Freedman Dana Stabenow Gary Paulsen Jean Aspen Ann Mariah Cook John Muir Washington Irving And many more... |
Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Spike: - Spike Walker spent nine seasons as a crewman aboard some of the most successful crab boats in the Alaskan fleet. While "working on the edge," the crewmen's term for laboring in the brutal outer reaches of the Bering Sea, Spike encountered 110-mph winds, rode out one of the worst storms in Alaska's history, worked nonstop for seventy-four hours without sleep, participated in record catches of king crab, saw ships sink, helped rescue their crews, and had close friends die at sea. In addition to his crab-fishing experience, Spike Walker has worked in the offshore oilfields of Louisiana and Texas; along the Mississippi River as a certified, commercial deep-sea diver; and in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska as a logger. He is the author of several works of nonfiction, including Working on the Edge, Nights of Ice, and Coming Back Alive. |