alaska

Tells the story of Chris McCandless, a twenty-four-year-old who walked into the Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and was found dead of starvation nearly four months later. Presented in Spanish.

Recounts the six-year friendship between author Jans and a black wolf he named Romeo. Discusses how he met Romeo near his home in Alaska, and how the wolf became friends with local dogs and people. Describes what Romeo taught people about wolves and the wild.

The story of Chris McCandless, who gave away his savings, hitchhiked to Alaska, walked into the wilderness alone, and starved to death in 1992, fascinated not just New York Times bestselling author Jon Krakauer, but also the rest of the nation. Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, became an international bestseller, translated into thirty-one languages, and Sean Penn's film by the same name further skyrocketed Chris McCandless to global fame. But the real story of Chris's life and his journey has not yet been told--until now. The missing pieces are finally revealed in The Wild Truth, written by Carine McCandless, Chris's beloved and trusted sister. Featured in both the book and film, Carine has wrestled for more than twenty years with the legacy of her brother's journey to self-discovery, and now tells her own story while filling in the blanks of his.

True story of Hannah Breece, her struggle to establish federally funded schools in remote areas of Alaska, and her adventures in the world of frontier Alaska, trying to teach native Alaskan children to become Americans.

Aleut sleuth Kate Shugak puts herself and her teenage charge Johnny Morgan--the son of her dead lover--in danger after her investigation of the murder of a local handyman turns up details of a secret life the killer does not want revealed.

Photographic study of volcanoes in Alaska, with general information on the geological phenomena and essays on some of the northern state's more recent volcanic eruptions.

Contains a collection of traditional Tlingit folktales describing their customs and beliefs including the importance of the totem pole and potlatch.

Presents the true story of three men sent by President McKinley in 1897 to drive two herds of reindeer across parts of Alaska to feed stranded whalers whose ships were trapped in ice.

Draws on behavioral science to assess environmental protection activities in Alaska, in a partly philosophical analysis that cites the examples of such groups as evolutionary scientists, hippie activists, and oil tycoons.