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Alaska: Tales of Adventure from the Last Frontier Paperback - 2002

by Spike Walker (Editor); Introduction by Spike Walker; Preface by Denise Little

Spike Walker knows Alaska intimately and has carefully selected the most thrilling stories of America's last frontier to stir readers' souls. With categories including The Early Explorers, The Great Gold Rush, Mount McKinley, Walking with Wildlife, The Iditarod, and Survival, these tales provide a portrait of a land larger than life itself.


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For thousands of years Alaska has called to us. The hardy souls who first answered that call endured bitter temperatures, maddening isolation, and often harrowing adventures for the privilege of living there, and many lost their lives in the process. From the earliest human explorers to Russian fur trappers, from Klondike gold seekers to today's miners and oilmen, from Alaska's native people to the millions of tourists who visit the state every year, people have come to Alaska to marvel at its beauty, rejoice in its riches, and measure themselves against its challenges. The wonder of Alaska, as well as its terrifying dangers, come to life in this anthology, featuring true adventures described by some of the best writers in the world, each hand picked by bestselling writer and Alaska aficionado Spike Walker. Alaska: Tales of Adventure from the Last Frontier will open your eyes and stir your soul as it celebrates the untamed beauty of Alaska. Inside you will find unmatched tales of adventure by the following authors: Spike Walker
Jack London
Larry Kaniut
Roger A. Caras
Lew Freedman
Dana Stabenow
Gary Paulsen
Jean Aspen
Ann Mariah Cook
John Muir
Washington Irving And many more...

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ONE OF ALASKA'S greatest draws is also one of its most treacherous drawbacks.

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  • Title Alaska: Tales of Adventure from the Last Frontier
  • Author Spike Walker (Editor); Introduction by Spike Walker; Preface by Denise Little
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL, New York
  • Date 2002-02-18
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780312275624 / 0312275625
  • Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.17 x 0.86 in (23.42 x 15.67 x 2.18 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Geographic Orientation: Alaska
  • Library of Congress subjects Alaska, Frontier and pioneer life - Alaska
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001048662
  • Dewey Decimal Code 979.8

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Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2002, Page 798
  • Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/2001, Page 1748

About the author

Spike Walker has spent more than twenty seasons working as a deckhand aboard commercial fishing boats in Alaska. He has voyaged across storm-tossed seas from the ports of Kodiak in the Gulf of Alaska to Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands and north, across the Bering Sea, to the edge of the polar ice cap in search of king crab, halibut, and codfish. His first book, Working on the Edge, was hailed by James Michener as the definitive account of this peilous trade. With his books Nights of Ice and Coming Back Alive, Spike Walker's growing reputation as one of America's greatest authors of true Alaskan adventure tales has been firmly established.

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