If you are a casual reader who wants an intriguing glimpse into Eskimo life, a novice oral historian who wants to know how it is done right, or a student of Alaska who wants an Inupiat perspective of
This narrative, covering thirty-five years of intense scientific and geographic exploration, is considered a milestone of Alaska historical literature. It details accounts of the men and institutions
Paneak (1900-75) was a Nunamuit hunter, Panniaq, whose knowledge of Alaska and ability to speak and write English made him a unique source of information on the tribes and natural history of the area.
Good Company is a vivid and compelling story of life in early twentieth-century Alaska. During the lean years of the depression through World War II and Vietnam, Sarah Isto's family made a home in "c
They were closer to Siberia than to New York, but those who came to Nome in its relatively late gold rush never forgot from whence they came. Jones (history, John Brown U.) shows how and why the white
A young, optimistic teacher eager to work with another culture, Ellen Lopp welcomed the challenges that life in an isolated coastal village of northwest Alaska offered. Ellen married and raised a fami
A new translation (by Victoria Moessner) of the German, Georg Heinrich von Langdorf's (1774-1852) 1812 account of his travels as a naturalist and gynecologist in Russian service, including the Canary
For many years, Lincoln Ellsworth's remarkable polar expeditions and discoveries were eclipsed by those of his famous friend Roald Amundsen and their rival Admiral Byrd. In Polar Extremes, Beekman Poo
The voyages of Captain Cook marked the end of early European voyages in the Pacific and launched a new era of scientific exploration and commercial and colonial exploitation. Introducing six of Cook's
Excerpt from the IntroductionBelle Herbert is a Gwich'in Athabaskan woman who lives in the village of Chalkyitsik, Alaska, on the Black River. According to conflicting birth records, she is between 10
