Travelers' Tales Alaska True Stories |
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| Editor:
| Sherwonit, Bill
Romano-Lax, Andromeda
Bielawski, Ellen |
| Series title: | Travelers' Tales Guides |
| ISBN: | 978-1-885211-96-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2003 |
| Publisher: | Travelers' Tales/Solas House, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Explore America's last frontier with a cabal of experienced guides to witness the Inupiat taking of a bowhead whale, follow the seasons of commercial fisherfolk, sail the Inside Passage, and flight-see with bush pilots around Denali. The Land of the Midnight Sun has its share of surprises as well, including an entire town that lives in a single World War II vintage highrise, a hairy man who roams the bush, and backcountry gourmands who communicate with edible plants. Contributors...
More DescriptionExplore America's last frontier with a cabal of experienced guides to witness the Inupiat taking of a bowhead whale, follow the seasons of commercial fisherfolk, sail the Inside Passage, and flight-see with bush pilots around Denali. The Land of the Midnight Sun has its share of surprises as well, including an entire town that lives in a single World War II vintage highrise, a hairy man who roams the bush, and backcountry gourmands who communicate with edible plants. Contributors include Tim Cahill, Jon Krakauer, Pam Houston, Joe McGinnis, Ian Frazier, David Roberts and others.