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"Glaciers, mountains, rivers, forests, tundra: a landscape rich with places that have never felt the tread of human feet, and it thrills me not because I could break first ground, because such ground remains unbroken."

- Kim Heacox
In Denali

Alaska Books

Chugach State Park
Alaska's Backyard Wilderness

Award-winning photographer Carl Battreall spent 13 months discovering the back-country of the third largest state park in America. The result is a stunning collection of images that will surprise and amaze all who explore the pages of this book. Chugach State Park is much beloved by the local community and is considered a "crown Jewel" of the Alaska State Park system. The heartfelt text written by well-known Alaska nature writer Bill Sherwonit discusses the many moods of the park throughout the seasons.

11.75 x 9 inches, 96 pages. Softcover $19.95.

A Native Lad: Benny Benson Tells Alaska's Story

by Sarah Hurst

Alaska's history as you've never seen it before. Illustrated by nine accomplished Alaska artists in graphic novel style. Benny Benson, the designer of Alaska's flag, travels in time to meet a modern day high school student. He explains the Alaska Purchase, the statehood movement, the discovery of oil on the north slope, and a whole lot more. For grades 7 to adult. Forty pages of supplemental notes explain each scene and provide questions for research or group discussion.

9 x 11.5 inches, 148 pages, with more than 100 full page black and white illustrations, Softcover $19.95.

Finding Alaska:
The Life and Art of Shannon Cartwright

Finding Alaska brings Shannon Cartwrights unique story to light as she discovers what makes Alaska special. One of the most popular Alaskan illustrators of all time Shannon has more than 1.5 million childrens books in print. She has been living a truly Alaskan life in a remote cabin without plumbing and far from any road as she developed her artistic talents. Finding Alaska includes her personal comments on the development of each of her 23 previous books as well as some previously unpublished artwork.

8.5 x 11.5 inches, 80 pages. Hardcover $19.95.

This is a must read! - Here's a review by Darla L. Grediagin (Librarian, Alaska) - "I loved this book from the moment I opened it. I have seen all of the books that were illustrated by Ms. Cartwright. Getting the background story of her life and artwork that hadn't been previously seen was an unexpected bonus. This book has been a winner with everyone I shared it with."

Familiar Plants of Coastal Alaska

by Stephen MacLean

This new full color plant guide features the most common and familiar plants of Alaska's coastal environments as well as the ferns, mosses, lichens, and trees. Explains how the temperate rainforest "works". Designed for both the beginner and advanced learner featuring oversize photos and handy tables. Author Stephen MacLean is a retired professor from the University of Alaska and works as a naturalist on board cruise ships in the Inside Passage during the summer.

6 x 9 inches, 224 pages, Softcover $19.95.

Aurora: A Celebration of Northern Lights
by Cary Anderson & David Parkhurst

Northern Lights have been dazzling people for thousands of years. Cary Anderson (the author of The Eagle Lady) and David Parkhurst have been researching and photographing northern lights for decades. Shows fascinating Northern Lights collectable stamps, pins, patches and historic advertising uses. This is a wonderful Alaska gift book.

6 x 9 inches, 72 pages, 87 photos and illustrations.
Hardcover $15.95.

Denali Wild
A Nature Portfolio

Denali - The Great One - has inspired artists, adventurers and photographers for almost a hundred years. This stunning collection of images from Alaska's top photographers captures the rhythm of the seasons in Alaska's most popular travel destination. All the park's major wildlife species - moose, bear, sheep, wolves and caribou are represented along with a variety of birds, wildflowers and landscapes to showcase Denali as you have never seen it before.

10 x 9.25 inches, 80 pages. Softcover $17.95.

Alaskan Air
A Pilots View by Mark Stadsklev

Alaska Air is a fine art photography book showcasing remote and wild Alaska with an emphasis on aerial perspectives. The book is designed so the large panoramic images lay flat without image loss in the middle. In addition to the unique aerial views, there are a number of intimate portraits of the flora and fauna taken at ground level. There are more than 120 color and b&w photos.

12.5 x 12.5 inches, 128 pages. Hardcover $49.95.

Postcards from Alaska: Souvenir Pictures of the Last Frontier, 1890's -1940's by Robert E. King See Alaska as it used to be. Illustrated by more than 400 historic postcards, many of which have not been published in more than 100 years. Early views from all over the state with themes covering mining, Native lifestyle and dress, the Gold Rush, railroads and early tourism.
11.75 x 9 inches, 176 pages, over 400 photos and illustrations. Softcover $29.95.

Seasons of Alaska
English - German - Japanese

Experience Alaska as the rhythm of the seasons works its timeless magic on the Alaska landscape and wildlife. More than 140 of the finest photos from a statewide team of 53 photographers. A stunning mixture of wildlife, landscapes and plants with an artistic impression not typical of other Alaska pictorial books. Accompanied by short essays on each season, translated in Japanese and German to make this Alaska's first international pictorial.

9 x 11.5 inches, 128 pages, 140 photos. Softcover Originally $24.95. Web special $15.00
Hardcover Originally $34.95. Web special $20.00

This is one awesome book!

Alaska Light:
Ideas & images from a northern land

Writer/photographer Kim Heacox has a lifetime of work in this statewide look at Alaska's wildlife and special places. More than a hundred of his best photos from all parts of the state including a stunning cover photo of a field of fireweed blooming in front of a glacier. Coupled with five thought-provoking essays and 28 extended story-captions, this is an excellent gift and is destined to become an Alaska classic for years to come. From Companion Press, 1998.

10 x 9.5 inches, 112 pages. Softcover $22.95.

In Denali
A photographic essay

Kim Heacox, a former park ranger, explores the grand landscapes, wildlife, plants and history of Alaska's most famous national park. Here bear, Dall sheep, moose and caribou move across the land in ancient migration patterns in what has been called "the greatest subarctic sanctuary in the world." Incredible wildlife and landscape photography in Alaska's #1 national park. This is Denali's premier, classic souvenir pictorial! From Companion Press, 2001.

10 x 9.5 inches, 96 pages, 100 color photos. Softcover $22.95. (Limited quantity available)

The Native People of Alaska

Named as one of Alaska's 67 best history books of all time!

The only book that tells how the six major groups of Alaska's Native people survived in one of the most challenging environments on earth for 200 generations, long before the arrival of modern technology. Topics include traditional housing, dress, food, social systems, beliefs, and much, much more. Now used and colleges and universities around the country, this is the one book to get that gives you the entire story in one easy-to-read volume. Publisher's best seller, kept in print continuously for 20 years. Author: Steve J. Langdon.

9 x 6 inches, 128 pages, 55 photos, 7 maps, 26 illustrations. Softcover $9.95.

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