| Travelers' Tales Alaska: True Stories Contributor(s): Sherwonit, Bill (Editor), Romano-Lax, Andromeda (Editor), Bielawski, Ellen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1885211961 ISBN-13: 9781885211965 Publisher: Travelers' Tales OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2003 Annotation: Readers can explore America's last frontier with a cabal of experienced guides: witness the Inuit taking of a bowhead whale, follow the seasons of commercial fisherfolk, sail the Inside Passage, and flight-see with bush pilots around Denali. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 917.980 |
| LCCN: 2003014901 |
| Series: Travelers' Tales Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.24" W x 7.96" (0.86 lbs) 326 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Travelers' Tales Alaska, contemporary adventurers, seekers, and lifelong Alaskans take you into the Last Frontier for wild and poignant adventures. Walk among bears, witness the Inupiat taking of a bowhead whale, and spend time weathered-in on the Bering Sea coast. Follow the seasons of commercial fisherfolk in the world's most dangerous seas, sail the Inside Passage, or flight-see with bush pilots famed for high-stakes navigation around Denali, North America's highest mountain. Discover the 49th state's quirky side, including an entire town that lives in a single World War II-vintage high-rise, a Hairy Man who roams the Bush, and backcountry gourmands who communicate with edible plants. Drive the Alaska Highway or head north along the pipeline Haul Road to the Arctic coast, not simply to get there, but to be there. Get the inside view as Alaskans share their stories of learning a new land or guiding tourists through Native culture. Whether you choose camping at Wal-Mart or casting for grayling on a lake named Paradise, whether you travel the Great Land in actuality or in your armchair, these stories bring Alaska alive, in all its latter-day complexity and glory. |