alaska

Joe Upton recounts his experiences while commercial fishing for Alaskan king crab in the Bering Sea during the 1971 season.

After Seth and his dog are washed overboard from his father's fishing boat during a storm, they wash up on the Alaskan coast and try to survive in the wild while they make their way towards home.

Sixteen-year-old Robbie Daniels, happy to get a job aboard a troller fishing for king salmon off southeastern Alaska, finds himself in danger when he discovers that his mysterious captain is searching for long-buried Russian plaques that lay claim to Alaska and the Northwest.

"Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart -- he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season's first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone -- but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees." -- Provided by publisher.

"Following the death of his younger brother in Europe, journalist John Easley is determined to find meaning in his loss. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Helen, he heads north to investigate the Japanese invasion of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, a story censored by the U.S. government. While John is accompanying a crew on a bombing run, his plane is shot down over the island of Attu"--Jacket flap.

Photographs and text chronicle the history of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and profile the race's competitors.

The Iditarod is the premier sled-dog racing event in the world today. Traversing the rugged beauty of the Alaskan wilderness, the race covers 1,200 miles from Anchorage to Nome. Fasten your parka, pull out the snowhook, and hold on tight for the ride of your life.

Dan Bigley shares his story of being attacked by a grizzly bear, which caused him to lose his eye sight, but not the love of his girl friend he met right before the attack.

Ken Waldman's stories of his life as a travelling musician and poet.