Blogs in November 2020

Seventeenth Summer 12th November 2020

Until the summer before college, Angie Morrow didn’t really date. Her mother didn’t like her to go out much. But no one — not even Angie’s mother — can resist the charm of strikingly handsome Jack Duluth. His good...

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Searching for Fannie Quigley 12th November 2020

At the age of 27, Fannie Sedlacek left her Bohemian homestead in Nebraska to join the gold rush to the Klondike. From the Klondike to the Tanana, Fannie continued north, finally settling in Katishna near Mount McKinley. This woman,...

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The Only Kayak: A Journey Into the Heart of Alaska 12th November 2020

In this coming-of-middle-age memoir, Kim Heacox, writing in the tradition of Abbey, McPhee, and Thoreau, discovers an Alaska reborn from beneath a massive glacier, where flowers emerge from boulders, moose swim fjords, and bears cross crevasses with Homeric resolve....

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Shadows on the Koyukuk: An Alaskan Native’s Life Along the River 12th November 2020

This book is more than one man’s incredible tale of hardship and success in Alaska. It is also a tribute to the Athapaskan traditions and spiritual beliefs that enable him and his ancestors to survive. His story, simply told,...

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Beyond the Bear 12th November 2020

The unbelievable true story of a man who narrowly survived one of the most brutal grizzly bear attacks, and the love that separated his blindness from the dark. A 25-year-old backcountry wanderer, a man happiest exploring wild places with...

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