northwest coast of north america

"Explores the lives of Native Americans living in what is now Alaska and Canada. Many of these tribes lived in weather conditions that were inhospitable to settlers . . . examines what happened when settlers and traders did make their way north, including the Beaver Wars and the French and Indian War"--Amazon.

Presents a guide to cruise destinations for the Inside Passage of Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska.

Explores earth movement and plate tectonics, and the possibility of earthquakes at the Cascadia Subduction Zone, an area between British Columbia and northern California.

Explores how the waters, mountains, and forests of the Pacific Northwest have provided food and shelter for groups such as the Tlingit, the Haida, and the Kwakiutl for thousands of years.

Describes daily life among the Indians who lived along the Northwest Coast of North America.

A guide to more than one hundred totem poles that can be found in easily accessible outdoor locations in coastal British Columbia and Alaska.

Describes the construction of and culture behind the Pacific Northwest Native Americans' plank houses, and includes instructions for making a model plank house.