A fine quality art book to be enjoyed by all the family. A must have!

This concludes the 134-year history of the U.S. government's relationships with Alaska's native peoples, begun in Mitchell's first book Sold American. The political history of Alaska is an eye-opening story which should be read by any with more than a casual interest in the state: this focuses on Congress' settlement of Alaska native land claims from 1960-71, providing plenty of detail unavailable elsewhere.

I read this when it first came out and absolutely loved it! A trip with the Andersons is like a visit with old friends. This book is a must for anyone traveling to Alaska by car or RV and a delightful addition to any armchair traveler's collection. Descriptions of scenery are vivid but the interactions with the people the Andersons meet are lively. Perhaps the dialogue, which covers everything from purchases from clerks to other camper's tales of glory and woe, is the most appealing feature of the book. Parts of it make me laugh so hard I have to put the book down for a bit. I reread this book a couple of times a year. If you enjoy this you may also want to read Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" and "The Lost Continent"; Emily Kimbrough and Cornelia Otis Skinner's "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" and another older book of William C. Anderson's called "Home Sweet Home Has Wheels, or Please Don't Tailgate the Real Estate."

This is the story of 20-year-old Allie, a troubled young woman with a fighting spirit, on the run from an unhappy past. Having drifted west across the continental US in search of something she can't put a name on, she spends her last dollars on a ferry to Alaska and steps off the boat in a fishing town called Vladimir. At last, she thinks, she's found the place she belongs. Vladimir is full of simple, honest people who've got a grip on what life's about and how it should be lived.

Or do they? As Allie puts down roots and gets to know the people of the town, she is drawn into their problems and secrets and private hells. She meets Nikolai, a Soviet emigre tormented by a shameful secret; Sonny, a beautiful Indian boy trapped by his own fears; and Vivian, Sonny's hard-drinking, hard-loving mother. Through Allie's memories, her own secret past is revealed. Her real longing is for a home and family to call her own, and it is this aching desire this leads her into danger, love, and tragedy.

This book is great -- a cross between The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (cast of desperate characters struggling for emotional survival in a no-exit town) and Huck Finn (runaway kid in an adventure/coming-of-age story). I don't know of another novel that features a female hero quite like Allie: brave, restless, troubled, searching, battered but resilient. Yet she is so familiar. She's all of us at that age: on the cusp of adulthood, looking forward and back at the same time; searching, hoping, driven, and a little desperate, trying to find our way and forge a life of our own.

This book is written by a woman who has LIVED Alaska. She IS Alaska. It is down to earth, heartfelt, and something you won't find much in the world today -- real. Read everything Wilma has written and you will have a window on Alaska you will find nowhere else.

Everyone experinces in their life moments of truth. It is in these times we come to understand and realize the ultimate reality and grounding for ourselves and everything around us. Though not very long, Merton's journal entries spill out the sacramental truth he saw in Alaska. God spoke to Merton through everything around him during his stay in Alaska - the people, trees, water, mountains, etc. And in turn it pours back out of Merton in his talks and conferences. Very few things in this world we can be sure of. But the truth is never wrong and never changes - this book reveals a little slice of the Great Center which we all seek to draw near to.

This is an amazing book on public health of Native Americans which nobody else but a Native American could have written. It introduces the reader to the complexity of health, environment, spirituality and survival of one of the most disadvanted people living on Mother Earth. Breast cancer among women, we assume, is a lifestyle disease among affluent westernized women. Lori Colomeda tells a different, a frightening story from the Arctic Circle. Remember? Fresh, clean air, fresh water, fresh seafood? Forget about it. Colomeda leads you into an area of human and medical ecology you wouldn't have thought it existed. The Circumpolar regions are currently the regions of the world with one of the highest prevalences of cancer, and of breast cancer among women in particular. Why? Well, one of the causes is the fallout of pollution hitting these areas via climate and atmospheric streams. We may not inhale the pollutants in New York City or London, because they travel up North. "Through the Northern Looking Glass" leaves us pretty ugly people destroying the fundaments of our life and most of all: Mother Earth. This is an excellent study on environment, public health and culture. If you only want to read one book shaking up your westernized mind as regards public health, why don't you try Lori Colomeda. This is strong medicine.

This is a great book about early Alaska. It tells you that once it had a warmer climate, but it moved over time and got colder. Dinosaurs were really strange in Alaska, in this book, it explains dinosaurs all (almost) went to the same place to die in the Ice Age! You will learn more intresting facts if you read this cool book!

Very inspirational. In todays world it is very rare to come across people that are so committed to a cause that they go to such an extreme to tell the world. On the back of the book it says, " They inspired us as living examples of the challenge and joy following the Spirit's nudging." I found this quite true!!
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Something has been missing from contemporary literature for a long time: a good story without the "f" word. An engrossing adventure set in the not-to-distant future, "To Take A Stand" challenges the reader to really think about the environmental and ethical dilemmas that permeate our society today. Ms. Allee spins a tale with great imagination and compassion. The language is rich and colorful and the mixture of action, romance, and suspense leaves you wanting more.