| Last New Land: Stories of Alaska Past and Present Contributor(s): Mergler, Wayne (Editor), Haines, John (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0882408143 ISBN-13: 9780882408149 Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Through time, tales both oral and written have immortalized Americas last wilderness. Editor Wayne Mergler scoured Alaskas literary tradition for the best writing the state has to offer, and did not come up empty-handed. From the Native legends of the Creation, to Jack Londons stirring stories of frontier survival, to John Hainess more contemporary reflections on homesteading, The Last New Land gathers a rich and comprehensive sampling of fiction, nonfiction and poetry about the Northland. Recommended by Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Dewey: 810.803 |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.04" W x 8.96" (2.42 lbs) 816 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Haines, John: - Born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1924, John Haines studied at the National Art School, the American University, and the Hans Hoffmann School of Fine Art. He homesteaded in Alaska for over twenty years. He is the author of several major collections of poetry; a collection of reviews, essays, interviews, and autobiography, ""Living Off the Country"" (University of Michigan Press, 1981); and a memoir, ""The Stars, the Snow, the Fire"" (Graywolf Press, 1989). He has received numerous awards, including two Guggenheim Fellowships, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, the Alaska Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, and most recently a Western State Arts Federation Lifetime Achievement Award and a Lenore Marshall/""The Nation"" poetry prize for ""New Poems 1980-1988 ""(Story Line Press, 1990). He is currently a freelance writer and teacher and still spends part of each year in Alaska. |
