Retired publisher of the Ketchikan Daily News. Lew M. Williams, Jr. writes: Acts of heroism have occurred in almost every major city and spanned outlying areas from St. Lawrence Island to Delta Junction, from North Pole to Prince of Wales. Author Ferrell contacted more than 113 people and consulted many files to recount the heroism that has led to 30 medal awards since the first bestowed in 1965. Ferrell is a polished professional writer, as this book, her 12th indicates. (Review published in the Juneau Empire, the Anchorage News, and the Ketchikan Daily News.)

The authors provide a view of the Alaska Highway as it is in this century, not the previous century. The Alaska Highway of this century is not the dusty, gravel road of the previous century. This book allows the reader to formulate expectations of an Alaskan Highway journey in 2003. The authors also provide information on likely places to spot caribou, bison, muskoxen, and wolves. Their photographs capture wildlife, scenery, relaxing side trips, local humor, and glimpses into the past in a vibrant, brillant, informative, and tantalizing manner. The text is refreshing. I'm glad I bought this book and I would recommend it to others. For those planning to travel the Alaska Highway in the near future, this book is a great supplement to the 55th Anniversary (2003) edition of The Milepost.

I saw this book alongside more than fifty kindred at the Denali Visitor Center. We chose this for our table display book because it alone showed Alaska as the word itself defines - "The Great Land." This is the book Robert Service would have chosen to illustrate his poetry about "the great, big, broad land 'way up yonder...the beauty that thrills me with wonder, it's the stillness that fills me with peace."

If you can't go, you are the poorer for it, but this book will enrich your eyes and your spirit.

Lee in Tucson

Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Alaska Natives And American Laws by David S. Case and David A. Voluck is a straightforwardly presented and extensively researched listing of American laws and their direct effect on the Native American communities of Alaska. The legal relationships of federal and state governmental laws, statutes, regulations and policies with respect to the indigenous populations of Alaska ranging from aboriginal titles, to a history of native services in Alaska, to Alaska Native claims to self-government and sovereignty. Meticulously documented examples of individual court cases add clarity to this solid and information-laden resource. Alaska Natives And American Laws is a seminal and valued contribution to Native American Studies reference collections.

A glance back in time into the homes of Alaska Pioneers! Wow, I was amazed at the lace curtains and other fancy extras you would not expect to see in Alaskan late 19th and early 20th century homes.THIS IS A MUST FOR ANY ONE INTERESTED IN ALASKA HISTORY! It is a great book for any one!

This is a really fine & useful cookbook. As the full title says, it features recipes from Alaska and Canada's Yukon Territory. Calories are a good thing in the frozen North, so this is definitely not a diet cookbook. That said, there are plenty of recipes which do not put consumers at risk of instant heart attack.

There are a number of real gems in here, including a lot of special breakfast dishes among the recipes, as one might expect from a book representing a lot of B&Bs. Many of them can be put together the night before and just cooked in the morning (Heavenly French Custard, Freezer French Toast, a wide variety of Strata recipes) and most of them would be really great for a Sunday brunch.

My current nomination for the best recipe in the book is Halibut Surprise, p. 134. I've made this for a number of potlucks since I found it. The first time EVERY adult at the meal asked for the recipe. Since then it's just been the ones who haven't already gotten it from me. This is an incredibly easy recipe to make, you can use halibut, salmon, shrimp, or crab (fresh king crab is awesome), and people will think you are an amazing cook. You can put it together before guests arrive; it doesn't need to be hovered over while cooking -- all in all, great for entertaining. Probably worth buying the book just for that!

A lot of the recipes feature local specialities, but only of the sort which can be obtained in local supermarkets in the Lower 48 (I'm not saying it'll be just as good as using fresh halibut or Copper River reds, folks, but it will still be good). Unlike most Alaska cookbooks, this one has no recipes for moose or caribou. About the only ingredient that might be hard to find is fiddlehead ferns, but they can be mail ordered in cans if you can't get fresh.

The author has brought a wealth of information to the hunter and anyone interested in Alaska. Harold Schetzle is a great guide and has also written another book called "Alaska Wilderness Hunter" which is a wonderful book of stories of Alaska hunting taken from many, many years of hunting and guiding.

The second edition of this book, 1994, describes and prices over 1800 pre statehood tokens from 190 towns. It is invaluable to any numismatists interested in this area and to coin dealers that may come across such material. There is historical information on each of the token-issuing merchants.

This book contains a tremendous amount of information. Most of this book comprises detailed descriptions of each tree and shrub that grows in Alaska. Each write-up includes a physical description of the plant (including description of various seasonal forms), description of uses of the plant by humans and wild animals, description of the plant's range (which is illustrated on a range map for each taxon); and the names of closely-related plants. And every write-up is accompanied by an excellent, detailed black-and-white illustration of parts of the plant (most are drawn actual size). Given all of this information, I had no trouble identifying most of the trees and shrubs that I have encountered in Alaska. And I am no botanist.

Includes an introduction generally describing the vegetation zones of Alaska, and a key to identifying trees based mainly upon characteristics of their leaves. This reference is still cited in the academic literature today; and although it lacks color photographs (and plants are organized taxonomically rather than by color or other feature) I believe it would be an excellent reference for the non-expert who is interested in learning about the trees and shrubs of the arctic and sub-arctic Alaskan environments. Highly recommended!

Alaska Whales And Whaling: Volume 5, Number 4 is a very special reprint of a periodical first published in 1978 and which offers an amazing look Alaska's whales and the tradition and industry of hunting these great beasts. Stunning full-color photography combines with an intensely detailed text covering shore-based whaling, as well as traditional and modern ocean whaling among Alaska's Native American population. Alaska Whales And Whaling is enthusiastically recommended as a dazzling, impressive, and information-packed 144-page presentation and history.