It is one of the more remote places in the United States. It is renowned for its wilderness, its long winter nights and the midnight sun in summer. If you want to travel there, even if it's just in your mind and not a physical journey, one of the best ways to do it is by reading books on Alaska.
The Alaskan wilderness is the theme of a variety of travel publications. You can get guide books on anything from hunting to boating to RV holidays. If you want to learn about the tracks of animals that are found in the state, you can even find publications on this. Camping and hiking guides abound too.
Non-fiction stories about the Alaskan wilderness are often gripping stories of survival here. An early work about the area is 'The Journals of Captain James Cook'. He visited these shores during his third voyage. Jon Krakauer's book 'Into the Wild' is a more recent great read that illustrates just how dangerous this landscape can be.
There aren't many people living in the northernmost state, but those that do, tend to be engaging characters, including bush pilots and members of native tribes. Many of their stories are told in non-fictional works. State history features in several publications too. These cover gripping events like the gold rush that took place in the Klondike, the building of the Alaska Highway, World War II and the disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill.
The definitive novel about the Frontier State is James Michener's 'Alaska', which starts in prehistoric times and spans across centuries to the area becoming the forty-ninth state. Jack London's 'Call of the Wild' and 'White Fang' both feature the state, even though they are set mainly in neighboring Canada's Yukon Territory. Other stories about Alaskan animals as well as adventure stories about hunting, fishing or simply trying to survive in the wilderness are found in novels for adults as well as children's fiction. A particularly poignant novel is 'Two Old Women' by Velma Wallis, about two elderly women who are abandoned by their tribe and have to rely on each other to survive the winter.
Its location so close to the Arctic is the reason why The Last Frontier has daylight all the time in summer and then continuous darkness in winter. With this state of affairs, stories about werewolves and vampires couldn't have looked for a better location. A volume in Stephenie Meyer's popular 'Twilight' saga, called 'Midnight Sun', is set in the state. '30 Days of Night', a graphic novel about vampires, will make the long winter nights feel longer and scarier than ever.
Anybody can 'disappear' and make a new life in the Frontier State. This includes criminals like serial killers. Local legends added to the mix result in a variety of thrillers that you won't be able to put down.
If after all that suspense you need a snack, you can refer to 'First Catch Your Moose: The Fairbanks Cookbook', first published in 1909. Then you can relax with one of the more offbeat books on Alaska. These include Harry M Walker's collection of publications about roadside attractions, log cabins and extraordinary boats. He even has a book about the state's outhouses.
The Alaskan wilderness is the theme of a variety of travel publications. You can get guide books on anything from hunting to boating to RV holidays. If you want to learn about the tracks of animals that are found in the state, you can even find publications on this. Camping and hiking guides abound too.
Non-fiction stories about the Alaskan wilderness are often gripping stories of survival here. An early work about the area is 'The Journals of Captain James Cook'. He visited these shores during his third voyage. Jon Krakauer's book 'Into the Wild' is a more recent great read that illustrates just how dangerous this landscape can be.
There aren't many people living in the northernmost state, but those that do, tend to be engaging characters, including bush pilots and members of native tribes. Many of their stories are told in non-fictional works. State history features in several publications too. These cover gripping events like the gold rush that took place in the Klondike, the building of the Alaska Highway, World War II and the disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill.
The definitive novel about the Frontier State is James Michener's 'Alaska', which starts in prehistoric times and spans across centuries to the area becoming the forty-ninth state. Jack London's 'Call of the Wild' and 'White Fang' both feature the state, even though they are set mainly in neighboring Canada's Yukon Territory. Other stories about Alaskan animals as well as adventure stories about hunting, fishing or simply trying to survive in the wilderness are found in novels for adults as well as children's fiction. A particularly poignant novel is 'Two Old Women' by Velma Wallis, about two elderly women who are abandoned by their tribe and have to rely on each other to survive the winter.
Its location so close to the Arctic is the reason why The Last Frontier has daylight all the time in summer and then continuous darkness in winter. With this state of affairs, stories about werewolves and vampires couldn't have looked for a better location. A volume in Stephenie Meyer's popular 'Twilight' saga, called 'Midnight Sun', is set in the state. '30 Days of Night', a graphic novel about vampires, will make the long winter nights feel longer and scarier than ever.
Anybody can 'disappear' and make a new life in the Frontier State. This includes criminals like serial killers. Local legends added to the mix result in a variety of thrillers that you won't be able to put down.
If after all that suspense you need a snack, you can refer to 'First Catch Your Moose: The Fairbanks Cookbook', first published in 1909. Then you can relax with one of the more offbeat books on Alaska. These include Harry M Walker's collection of publications about roadside attractions, log cabins and extraordinary boats. He even has a book about the state's outhouses.
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