alaska

Examines the world of Alaska aviation, featuring profiles of daring pilots and stories of their most dangerous flights.

Nathan Active, given up for adoption by his fifteen-year-old mother, an Inupiat girl, returns to the village of his birth as a state trooper where he enlists the help of beautiful villager Lucy Generous in solving the mystery of a series of atypical suicides, and in coming to understand his Eskimo heritage.

As a historic wildfire bears down on a desolate, close-knit community, the FIRESTORMERS the world s newest, most elite wildfire fighting crew prepare to battle the blaze. Unfortunately, community members would rather die than leave their homes and belongings behind. As tornadoes of fire approach, Firestormer Amalia Rendon must convince citizens to evacuate before their community and everything in it becomes a smoldering bone yard.

"In Alaska, dogs really are a person's best friend. These true canine stories from the last frontier describe remarkable acts of intelligence, stamina, loyalty, and heroism by Balto, Togo, Tekla, Stickeen, and more of Alaska's famous dogs. From traversing mountains in winter with deliveries of life- saving medicine to fighting off bears and finding lost children, each beautifully illustrated and exciting story comes from the pages of Alaska's history" --.

Chris and Frank's sailing vessel sinks and they are stranded alone in the wilds of Alaska. They don't like each other at all, but to survive they must build a relationship.

Thirteen-year-old Tatum's dream of competing in the grueling 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race may be at an end when she becomes lost in a freak snowstorm during a training run on Alaska's remote Santa Ysabel Island.

Examines the early history of Subarctic people, discussing the types of homes they lived in, the religions they followed, the contributions they made to the world, the way they lived, and other related topics.

"Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a test flight. Only one ever returned: Leon Crane, a city kid from Philadelphia with little more than a parachute on his back when he bailed from his B-24 Liberator before it crashed into the Arctic. Alone in subzero temperatures, Crane managed to stay alive in the dead of the Yukon winter for nearly twelve weeks and, amazingly, walked out of the ordeal intact. 81 Days Below Zero recounts, for the first time, the full story of Crane's remarkable saga. In a drama of staggering resolve with moments of phenomenal luck, Crane learned to survive in the Yukon's unforgiving landscape. His is a tale of the human capacity to endure extreme conditions and intense loneliness-and emerge stronger than before. "--.