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Must read books about Alaska? #7133338
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After many years of bouncing back and forth between Michigan and Alaska the wife and I are making the move permanently this spring. We are looking for some good reads about the great land. Anyone have ideas of books with a woman's point of view the wife just finished The final frontiersman and is reading Follow me to Alaska. Any ideas are greatly appreciated

Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Big finn] #7133382
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A friend of mine who was one of only a handful of lady Registered Guides licensed in Alaska wrote "Walk Softly With Me." By Sharon McLeod-Everette

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Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Pete in Frbks] #7133406
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Thank you. All book ideas appreciated.

Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Big finn] #7133446
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Alaskas Wolf Man is my favorite

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Love this book. Setup like short stories. Pick it up and put it down as you feel like it. Great reading.
Don LaFountain

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Alaska's Wolf Man is my all time favorite but for a woman's perspective.... here is a few you will both like.

Shadows on the Koyukuk, by Sidney Huntington
Alaska's Homesteaders, by Martha Markey
Arctic Homestead, by Norma Cobb and Charles W. Sasser


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Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Big finn] #7134272
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"Trapline twins" by Miki Collins

"Born on Snowshoes" by Evelyn Berglund Shore

" On the edge of Nowhere" by James Huntington

Any of Dan O'Neill's books

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Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: broncoformudv] #7134809
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Originally Posted by broncoformudv
Alaskas Wolf Man is my favorite


Oh man! AK Wolf Man is such an awesome book! An all time favorite in our house.

Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Big finn] #7134870
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Also a couple I remember enjoying were the Ray Tremblay books Trails of an Alaskan Trapper and On Patrol True Adventures of an Alaska Game Warden

Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Big finn] #7134892
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The Wilderness of Denali, by Sheldon.

Excellent read !! Out of print but you can still download an electronic copy


Another lighter read, and more contemporary is:

Pappa Was a Bush Pilot...by Sally McMahan Pollen


Also several books by Connie Helmricks. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=connie++helmricks%2C+books

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Wager With The Wind...Don Sheldon Story. James M Greiner previous Alaska Trappers Association magazine editor until his death.
Great read.

The best part of the book is the account of rescuing members of a military exploratory team in a river boat that had capsized in the canyon of the Susitna River with his skills in a float plane!

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Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: white17] #7134912
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Originally Posted by white17
The Wilderness of Denali, by Sheldon.

Excellent read !! Out of print but you can still download an electronic copy

x2 on this one. great descriptions about lynx hunting ewes, among many other topics.


Another lighter read, and more contemporary is:

Pappa Was a Bush Pilot...by Sally McMahan Pollen

Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Big finn] #7134913
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The Alaska Trappers Association has some good books listed on thier webpage store.

https://www.alaskatrappers.org/handbook.html


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Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Chickenminer] #7135095
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Originally Posted by Chickenminer
"Trapline twins" by Miki Collins

"Born on Snowshoes" by Evelyn Berglund Shore

" On the edge of Nowhere" by James Huntington

Any of Dan O'Neill's books



Born on Snowshoes is quite the story, those were some tough women!

Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Big finn] #7136158
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I second Trapline Twins and the sequel, Riding the Wild Side of Denali, by Miki and Julie Collins. Great books written by two women who made their living trapping.

Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: bearcat2] #7136454
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I have Alaska wolf man and am reading on the edge of nowhere right now . Frank Glaser was quite a man.. Thanks for all the ideas I'm ordering them all. If anyone needs lodging on the kenai this summer look me up we have cabins and great bank fishing for reds and 20 percent discount for Alaska residents.

Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Big finn] #7136471
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A couple I enjoyed but are not listed here are Alaska bush rat governor and another I think was called alaska's last great bear man by Pinnel or about him anyway a good book

Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Big finn] #7136477
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If you're into an Alaskan hunting novel, check out "The Last Hunt".

Both "Alaska Wolf Man" and "Bush Rat Governor" were fantastic.

Jack


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“Winds of skilak” is a woman’s perspective of moving to an island on a skilak lake with her husband. Not as good as the previously listed books but my wife liked it.

Re: Must read books about Alaska? [Re: Big finn] #7137972
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Thanks Nate we've already read that one.

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