alaska

The author's account of living alone in the Schwatka Mountains of northwest Alaska for 266 days.

Describes the 13 parks, monuments, and preserves of Alaska.

Discusses Alaska's history, its different regions and cities, resources, wildlife, economy, and daily life.

Twelve-year-old Esther Atoolik tells of the last winter her people spent on King Island, Alaska, in the early 1960's.

An evocation of the beauty and power of the Alaskan tundra and the animals and people who live there.

A brief introduction to the geography, history, natural resources, and people of Alaska.

A collection of primary and secondary source documents that provides insight into the negotiations for and the debate surrounding the U.S. acquisition of Alaska in 1867.

An alternate history novel in which Alaska was established as the Jewish homeland after World War II and fifty years later the inhabitants are being forced to leave their neighborhoods, but before moving, detective Meyer Landsman is determined to find his neighbor's murderer and uncover the truth behind his sister's accidental death.

A little girl describes the short, harsh days of winter in Alaska and her efforts to keep a moose from destroying trees and the swing in her back yard, which she finally succeeds in doing with the help of a Hanukkah treat. Includes facts about Hanukkah and the aurora borealis.