By G.P. Liefer - A fascinating history of Alaska aviation, encompassing numerous civil aircraft disasters over a period of seventy years.
Add to Cart $19.95
By Gwen & Don Lee - Marauding bears, flash floods and bone-chilling winter supply trips are just a few of the challenges the Lee family of Langley, BC (near Vancouver) faces in its modern-day quest for Klondike gold.
Add to Cart $16.95
By Joanne Ronan Moore - The South Nahanni River of Canada's Northwest Territories has captivated canoeists and mountain adventures for decades. Imagine flying 4,000 pounds of supplies into the Nahanni River Valley with plans to build a cabin on the shores of the legendary river and live there for a year - on your honeymoon. That s what John and Joanne Moore did.
Add to Cart $19.95
Travel journal embellished with wildlife photos and fine line drawings
Add to Cart $9.95
Poetry by Mike Puhallo/Cartoons by Wendy Liddle In his latest collection, cowboy poet extraordinaire, Mike Puhallo, continues scouting cowboy territory, rounding up new rhymes to entertain and engage his readers.
Add to Cart $9.95
By Vernon Frolick The tangled path of a crazed, bush-wise fugitive leads through the wilds, the courts and eventually ends on the final trail. The incredible diaries of Michael Oros - carefully, in minute detail - outline his thoughts, actions and reactions throughout his thirteen-year descent into madness.
Add to Cart $16.95
By Carol Batdorf
Add to Cart $5.95
The Wolf, the eagle, the Killer Whale. Learn how to draw these and other powerful illustrations of the native arts with help from this step-by-step guide.
Add to Cart $9.95
North Americans' greatest natural treasures are its wild places and wild creatures that live there. The animals in this coloring book are portrayed in their habitat, or home.
SOLD OUT $4.95
Raptors, or birds of prey, are a very special and necessary component of the wilderness. This coloring book includes raptors in their habitat.
Add to Cart $4.95
By Robert E. Stanley, Sr. The Wolf, Eagle, Killer Whale, Raven and many other powerful designs.
SOLD OUT $5.95
The legends collected here are the ancient stories of the people of ÒKsan who have lived in northern British Columbia for over six thousand years. We-Gyet is the essence of every man's frailties exaggerated into gentle humor or ribald laughter. His blunders and tricks changed the face of the earth, and the shapes of many of earth's creatures. We-Gyet was a creator - by accident!
Add to Cart $12.95
By Richard Naisbitt & Peter Holz Add to Cart $39.95
By Marius Barbeau Majestic spires, reminders of ages past, pierce the Northwest Coast forests. These totem poles, as well as ones now in parks and museums, are a medium through which modern-day anthropologists can learn much about the past cultures of the great Northwest Coast Indian tribes. The carved figures on the totem poles illustrate myths and tribal traditions. Mostly black and white photos
Add to Cart $8.95
By E.C. (Ted) Meyers This book tells the Indian legends behind many of nature's wonders. Among the twenty-three tales told, you will discover how rivers were formed, how Raven freed the people, why there are so many mosquitos, and why rabbits hop - at least according to the legends. Totem Tales is for an audience of all ages, but is written in simple, yet informative text that will be especially enjoyed by children.
Add to Cart $8.95
By D. Allen What meaning is in a totem? What are crest figures? What stories do they tell?
Add to Cart $5.95
By Marius Barbeau Majestic spires, reminders of ages past, pierce the Northwest Coast forests. These totem poles, as well as ones now in parks and museums, are a medium through which modern-day anthropologists can learn much about the past cultures of the great Northwest Coast Indian tribes. The carved figures on the totem poles illustrate myths and tribal traditions. Mostly color photos.
Add to Cart $8.95
As told to Pamela Whitaker by Chief James Wallas The stories in this book relate the traditional tales which Mr. James Wallas has learned from his elders who lived in Quatsino Sound and on Hope Island. Mr. Wallas's forefathers are members of a people know generally as the Kwakiutl.
Add to Cart $11.95
By David Hancock
Add to Cart $9.95
By Cheryll Halsey SOLD OUT $10.95
By Lew Freedman Stories about famous Alaskans
Add to Cart $16.95
By Robert Service Add to Cart $9.95
By Raymond Stark This well-illustrated handbook describes 52 of the best-known herbs used by the Indians of North America. Each plant is identified by locale, sketch and photograph, and the uses to which each one was put are briefly described.
Add to Cart $7.95
By Dick Dekker Add to Cart $13.95
By Tim Lydon Add to Cart $14.95
By Reg Ashwell and David Hancock The fascinating culture of the largest of the Northwest Coast tribes, the Coast Salish, dates back centuries. Renowned for basketry and weaving skills, their artistic expression was also evident in the beautiful masks they carved for the ceremonial dances and story telling that were an essential part of their complex caste-based society.
SOLD OUT $9.95
By Monty Alford From first sightings by explorers like Bering, Cook and Vancouver to ascents of Canada's highest peaks, the story of the St. Elias Mountains is an exciting one.
Add to Cart $19.95
By Joseph F. Petralia Add to Cart $9.95
By Dale L. Davidson Add to Cart $12.95
By Loel Shuler Add to Cart $17.95
By Joyce Yardley Add to Cart $13.95
By Mark Dugan SOLD OUT $12.95
Personal journal embellished with wildlife photos and fine line drawings
Add to Cart $9.95
By E.C. (Ted) Burton and Robert S. Grant Add to Cart $19.95
By Maria Bolanz & Gloria C. Williams Add to Cart $27.95
By Blake W. Smith The story of a WWII military supply lifeline to Alaska and Russia through the Canadian wilderness
Add to Cart $39.95
By Steven Kazlowski Alaskan Wildlife - photography
Add to Cart $9.95
By Steven Kazlowski Alaskan Bears - photography
Add to Cart $9.95
Signed by the Author Add to Cart $17.95
Signed by the Author and the Illustrator Add to Cart $6.95
Signed by the Author
SOLD OUT $16.95
By Carol Ann Shipman Add to Cart $10.95
By J.E. Underhill A simple key and nearly 100 magnificent color photographs to guide you quickly to berry identification. Additional notes on how early Indians valued berries and where and when to collect them make this book an indispensable tool.
Add to Cart $9.95
By Carol Ann Shipman Delicious berry recipes that are easy to prepare
Add to Cart $10.95
By Carol Ann Shipman Delicious wild game recipes that are easy to prepare
Add to Cart $10.95
By Carol Ann Shipman Delicious seafood recipes that are easy to prepare
Add to Cart $10.95
By Kim Heacox Alaskan Photographs
Add to Cart $19.95
By Cary Anderson SOLD OUT $15.95
By Red & Rose Lusk Pictures and stories of travels to Alaska
Add to Cart $16.95
Signed by the author Add to Cart $29.00
By Bob Adkins Add to Cart $12.95
A pocket guide to Alaskan birds
SOLD OUT $2.85
By Mary Albanese Kira is one of the many injured birds treated by the Juneau Raptor Center.
Add to Cart $4.95
A pocket guide to Alaskan flowers
SOLD OUT $2.85
Where do caribou herds travel during migration? What do penguins use their flippers for? When do polar bear cubs learn to hunt? How long can a seal hold its breath under water? Answers to these questions - plus a whole lot more! Photos and Illustrations
SOLD OUT $5.95
By Diane Swanson Add to Cart $5.95
By Diane Swanson Add to Cart $5.95
By Julia Vogel Add to Cart $7.95
By Diane Swanson Add to Cart $5.95
By Michael Klensch Add to Cart $14.95
By Debbie S. Miller SOLD OUT $14.95
By Friends of Admiralty Island Admiralty Island is as perfect a brown bear home as can be found in the world. The relationship between brown bears and people has been less perfect.
Add to Cart $8.95
By Reg Ashwell and David Hancock Add to Cart $9.95
By Tess Tessier Add to Cart $9.95
By J. Robert Alley Add to Cart $14.95
By Teri Sloat & Betty Huffmon SOLD OUT $8.95
This lively first dictionary is a perfect starting point for learning letters and words and for developing early reference skills.
Add to Cart $12.95
By Velma Wallis An Alaskan legend of betrayal, courage and survival
SOLD OUT $17.95
By Susanne Lansonius SOLD OUT $16.95
By Ann Chandonnet Add to Cart $19.95
Retold by Richard Lee Vaughan A highly evocative story based on Northwest Coast Native tales about one of our most potent natural icons, the bald eagle. Young readers will admire Eagle Boy's big heart and self-sufficiency and be thrilled by the powerful eagles. Eagle Boy retells a vivid and timeless story of how an outcast becomes a hero.
Add to Cart $16.95
(Temp. out of stock)
Children's Cookbook
Signed by the Author Add to Cart $8.99
By Joan Harris Add to Cart $16.95
By Jay Hammond Add to Cart $27.95
By Robert E. Stanley, Sr. Add to Cart $19.95Books
All images can be enlarged by clicking on them. Return to main store page.
)
Broken Wings - Tragedy & Disaster in Alaska Civil Aviation
Rivers of Gold
Nahanni Trailhead - A year in the northern wilderness
)
My Alaska Journal
Rhymes & Damn Lies
Descent Into Madness - The Diary of a Killer
)
Tinka - A Day in a Little Girl's Life -- An Indian Coloring Book
Northwest Native Arts
Basic Forms -
The House of Ni'isyuush
Wildlife Coloring Book
Raptors - Birds of Prey
Coloring Book
)
Northwest Native Arts
Creative Colors 2 - The House of Ni'isyuush
We-gyet Wanders On
Legends of the Northwest
)
Captive Raptor
Management and Rehabilitation
The rehabilitation and release of raptors is potentially very rewarding as long as it is understood that many injured birds will be unsuitable for release. This book explains the many facts of treating the injured wild and captive raptor by explaining in detail topics.
)
Art Of The Totem 1984
Totem Tales -
Legends from the Rainforest
Totem Poles of the Northwest
)
Art of the Totem - 2006
Kwakiutl Legends
Tlingit - Their Art and Culture -
The Indians of Alaska, Yukon and B.C.
)
Lewis & Clark
Across the Northwest
A Regional Guide to Washington, Idaho and Oregon
Gives readers an overview of the route taken by the Corps of Discovery as they made their way through the Northwest to the Pacific Ocean. Maps and photos throughout add greatly to this historical and regional guide. By offering observations and sightseeing suggestions, this book helps create a deepened understanding not only of history, but also of the human, cultural and environmental aspects of this part of the world.
Real Alaskans -
Men and Women Who Make the Great Land Great
The Best of Robert Service
The Cremation of Sam McGee, The Shooting of Dan McGrew, The Spell of the Yukon and a biographical sketch of Robert Service
)
Indian Herbs
Wolves Of the Rocky Mountains from Jasper to Yellowstone
Chronicles not only Mr. Dekker's 33 years of wolf watching in the wilds of Alberta's Jasper National Park, but is also an unbiased insight into the science and politics of ever-controversial wolf management.
Passage To Alaska
Sea kayaking through the Inside Passage of British Columbia and southeast Alaska
The thrilling account of two friends kayaking 1,000 miles through the Inside Passage of British Columbia and southeast Alaska. This is a story of exploration and adventure, with rough seas, calving glaciers, bear encounters and persistently bad weather.
)
Coast Salish -
Their Art and Culture
The Raven and the Mountaineer -
Explorations of the St. Elias Mountains
Gold! Gold!
A Beginner's Handbook: How to Prospect for Gold
You can find gold! Recent scientific studies confirm that early miners only scratched the surface and that 75 - 85% of the gold remains in Òthem thar hills!Ó Its history, recovery methods, and identification techniques are revealed in this book.
)
Dead Man's Clothes -
The Bum Camp of Tolt, Washington
A collection of anecdotes from the author about growing up next to railroad tracks and the State of Washington Convalescent Home, known t the locals as Òthe bum campÓ.
Alaska in the Wake of the North Star
Art by Rie Munoz
During a three-month journey of 11,000 miles between Sitka and Point Barrow on the USMS North Star, Leol Shuler had the privilege of an intimate look at the ways of life and the unique peoples of Alaska as they were in 1950. In these pages she shares her story and photographs of people and places that today have all but disappeared - so that none of us has to forget.
Yukon - Tears and Laughter
The author shares memories of growing up in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory before the building of the Alaska Highway
)
Cold Lead -
The Life, Times and Death of 1890's killer Tom Blanck
A fascinating account of the short life of one of America's most dangerous gunmen.
My Journal
Wheels, Skis and Floats -
The Northern Adventures of a Pioneer Pilot
Tells the story of one of Canada's pioneering pilots. From barnstorming and instructing in the Royal Flying Corps to delivering air mail and bush flying with the Ontario Provincial Air Service, Burton's exploits are vividly recounted.
)
Tlingit Art -
Totem Poles and Art of the Alaskan Indians
Examines the social and artistic relevance of the Tlingit carvings and relates many of the fascinating North American Indian legends upon which some of the carvings are based.
)
Warplanes to Alaska
)
Alaska's Wildlife of the North
Bears of the North
)
Big Alaska -
Journey Across America's Most Amazing State
By Debbie S. Miller
Illustrations by Jon VanZyle
The celebrated team of Debbie S. Miller and Jon VanZyle come together to take us on an awe-inspiring journey through The Great Land known as Alaska
Disappearing Lake - Nature's Magic in Denali National Park
By Debbie S. Miller
Illustrations by Jon VanZyle
Disappearing Lake is located in Denali National Park, surrounded by the majestic Alaska Range.
Are Trees Alive?
By Debbie S. Miller
Are Trees Alive? How do they breathe? They don't have noses.
)
Alaskan Salmon Cookbook
Delicious salmon recipes that are easy to prepare
Northwestern Wild Berries
Alaskan Berries Cookbook
Alaskan Wild Game Cookbook
Alaskan Seafood Cookbook
)
Alaska Light
The Eagle Lady
84-year old Jean Keene, best known as the Eagle Lady, has fed an enormous gathering of eagles at the Homer Spit Campground every winter morning for 29 years. This book illustrates her fascinating life among the eagles and recounts her little-known, earlier days as a rodeo daredevil.
Alaska One More Time -
True Adventures
)
Alaska/Yukon/Arctic Light -
Gift of the Wild
By Kathleen Menke
Alaskan Photographs A celebration of light and all that flows from it - especially the awakening, quickening light of spring in the far north that creates dramatic changes in the landscape each day. Menke shares her Ògift of the wildÓ, and by doing so, provides inspiration for further explorations and appreciation of the abundant natural riches of the far north.
The Golden Circle
Alaskan Photographs Over 100 photographs from gold rush country in Southeast Alaska, Southern Yukon and Northern British Columbia
)
Birds of Alaska
A Coloring Book about KIRA An Alaskan Peregrine Falcon
Flowers of Alaska
)
Polar Animals
Welcome to the World of Whales
Ocean Animals
The author takes young readers into the exciting underwater world of whales with fun facts and colorful photographs.
)
Welcome to the World of Beavers
This book reveals amazing facts about beavers and color photographs and intriguing text reveal rarely seen moments of beaver life.
Our Wild World - Dolphins
What do they eat? How fast can a dolphin swim? Where do they live? When are calves born? These questions and more are answered.
Welcome to the World of Foxes
If you thought a fox was just another pretty face, this book proves otherwise. Discover the amazing things they do.
)
Aurora's Winter Waltz - Yukon - Alaska -
British Columbia
Northern Lights Photography Grab your winter parka and bunny boots, and bring a thermos of hot chocolate. The aurora borealis is out tonight and the skies are alive with shining color!
Midnight Wilderness - Journeys in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Signed by Author
A passionate and vivid account of one of Alaska's greatest natural treasures, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Brown Bears of Admiralty Island
)
Indian Tribes of the Northwest
The diverse and colorful Indian nations of the Northwest Coast of North America are described in this informative book that highlights the rich tapestries of Native cultural beliefs and traditions.
White Spirit Bear
The story of the unusual and beautiful creatures that inhabit ancient rainforests on the northwest coast of British Columbia. Seldom interacting with humans, these rare white black bears have lived peacefully for centuries.
Raincoast Sasquatch
The Bigfoot/Sasquatch records of Southeast Alaska, Coastal British Columbia and Northwest Washington from Puget Sound to Yakutat.
)
Berry Magic
Children's book. Every year during berry-picking time, the old women of the village frown and complain. The only berries to be found in the hills are just dry, tasteless crowberries. But young Anana has a plan for changing those frowns into smiles, and it involves a bit of magic!
Two Can First Dictionary
)
Two Old Women
Emily, Moonshine and Sister Goose
Children's Book Follow Emily as she flies north to an Inuit village on the back of Sister Goose to visit her friend Moonshine. A fantasy-adventure tale to be enjoyed by the whole family, it is a beautiful and informative introduction to northern wildlife.
The Alaska Heritage Seafood Cookbook
Great recipes from Alaska's rich kettle of fish.
)
Eagle Boy -
A Pacific Northwest Native Tale
)
Moose Racks and Bear Tracks and other Alaska Kidsnacks
McGee's Alaska
By Matt Lehman
Cartoon story This is the story of Moses McGee, a wildlife photographer who finds that life in the "Last Frontier" can be very rewardingÉbut at other times it's not always easy
)
One Wing's Gift -
Rescuing Alaska's Wild Birds
The significance of One Wing's Gift lies in the uplifting message it carries. It highlights the fact that each of us in our own way can make a difference, and that is a vitally important message for children. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of One Wing's Gift will benefit the continuing work of Alaska's Bird Treatment and Learning Center in Anchorage, Alaska
Bush Rat Governor
The extraordinary autobiography of wilderness guide and reluctant politician
Northwest Native Arts
Creative Colors 1
The House of Ni'isyuush The Wolf, the Eagle, the Killer Whale, Raven and many other powerful designs.
