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A dictionary of modern consternation
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024) McClurg, Brook, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
An experimental memoir of the author, told in short entries in the style of a reference text, along with introspective and often humorous footnotes throughout. Themes include family relationships and their legacies, loneliness, language, international conflict, and fatherhood.--Provided by publisher.
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A guide to Peril Strait and Wrangell Narrows, Alaska
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2020) Hopkins, William Morgan, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
Learning how to pilot a ship through Wrangell Narrows and Peril Strait is not an easy matter for a vessel operator new to the area, or even for those with experience. It takes time, patience, and a certain appetite for risk. The older generation of captains knew the channels in great detail, but they did not write anything down to leave for the next generation coming up through the ranks. Recognizing the wealth of the knowledge these navigators possessed in their memories, William Hopkins decided to document their charts and methods as he himself learned to maneuver ships through these important and narrow southeastern Alaska channels. A now retired captain who logged many voyages, Hopkins delineates the navigable courses for passing these treacherous waterways in this essential guide.--Provided by publisher.
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A King salmon journey
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014) Miller, Debbie S., author; Eiler, John H., author; Van Zyle, Jon, illustrator; University of Alaska Press, publisher
Traces the journey of the Chinook salmon from the Bering Sea up the Yukon River to their spawning grounds in the Niultin River in Canada, a trip of over two thousand miles.--Provided by publisher.
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A ladder of cranes
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) Sexton, Tom, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
Whether watching men releasing caged birds at dawn in New York City or a ladder of cranes rising from a field in Manitoba, Tom Sexton is a keen observer of the interconnectedness of the natural and human worlds. The former Alaska poet laureate takes to the road in this new collection, wending a lyrical and at times mystical path between Alaska and New England. Travelers along the way include the fabled wolf of Gubbio, old and lame and long past his taming encounter with Saint Francis of Assisi, and Chinese poet Li Bai chanting to a Yangtze River dolphin.
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A seal named Patches
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Beltran, Roxanne, author; Robinson, Patrick, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
Scientists Roxanne Beltran and Patrick Robinson set off on a polar adventure, traveling to Antarctica to study the lives of Weddell seals. By finding Patches, a wily seal they've been tracking since birth, they'll be able to learn a lot about how much the seals get to eat and how many pups they raise. A Seal Named Patches takes young readers to the very bottom of the globe, where they meet the animals that live in cold, icy conditions. Through photos and real-life stories, young readers will learn about how scientists do fieldwork, the challenges of researching animals in harsh climates, what it's like to fly in a helicopter over Antarctica.
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Across the shaman's river: John Muir, the Tlingit stronghold, and the opening of the north
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Henry, Daniel Lee, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
Across the Shaman's River is the story of one of Alaska's last Native American strongholds, a Tlingit community closed off for a century until a fateful encounter between a shaman, a preacher, and John Muir. Tucked in the corner of southeast Alaska, the Tlingits had successfully warded off the Anglo influences that had swept into other corners of the territory. This tribe was viewed by European and American outsiders as the last wild tribe and a frustrating impediment to access. Missionaries and prospectors alike had widely failed to bring the Tlingit into their power. Yet, when John Muir arrived in 1879, accompanied by a fiery preacher, it only took a speech about 'brotherhood'--and some encouragement from the revered local shaman Skandoo'o--to finally transform these 'hostile heathens.' Using Muir's original journal entries, as well as historic writings of explorers juxtaposed with insights from contemporary tribal descendants, Across the Shaman's River reveals how Muir's famous canoe journey changed the course of history and had profound consequences on the region's Native Americans.--Provided by publisher.
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Akulmiut neqait: fish and food of the Akulmiut
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Fienup-Riordan, Ann, author; Meade, Marie, author; Rearden, Alice, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
In fall 2014, Calista Education and Culture, Inc. (CEC, formerly Calista Elders Council) began a four-year study funded by the Office of Subsistence Management of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The study focused on whitefish and other non-salmon freshwater fish harvested by residents of the Akulmiut villages of Kasigluk, Nunapitchuk, and Atmautluak, as well as those living along the Kuskokwim River just below Bethel in the villages of Napaskiak, Napakiak, and Oscarville. Harvest studies have been carried out in some of these communities (Ikuta, Brown, and Koester, ed. 2014) as well as two major ethnographic studies--one in Napaskiak (Oswalt 1963) and one in Nunapitchuk (Andrews 1989). Our intended focus was not on harvest amounts but rather traditional knowledge surrounding the harvest and use of the six species of whitefish, as well as pike, burbot, and blackfish, on which people from this area relied so heavily in the past and continue to harvest to this day. In fact, all three contemporary Akulmiut villages, as well as settlements in the past, were established at sites where fish fences were built across the river each fall to intercept whitefish as they migrated out of the lakes and sloughs toward the mainstem of the Kuskokwim River. If there is one food that defines people from this area, it is whitefish.--Provided by publisher.
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Alaska codfish chronicle: a history of the Pacific cod fishery in Alaska
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Mackovjak, James, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
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Alaska herring history: the story of Alaska's herring fisheries and industry
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2022) Mackovjak, James, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
Alaska Herring History is a thoroughly researched, well-documented, and comprehensive chronicle of Alaska's herring fisheries. James Mackovjak describes the evolution of these fisheries from the late nineteenth century to the present, including harvest, processing, markets, and sustained-yield management considerations.--Provided by publisher.
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Alaska in the Progressive Age: a political history 1896 to1916
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Alton, Thomas, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
Alaska emerged from obscurity in the late 1890s, and the growth of its population and economy occurred during an era of Progressive change when the centers of power were shifting from giant business conglomerates to government-mandated regulation and socio-economic reform. The territory benefitted greatly, but progress arrived piecemeal over the course of decades. The pioneers were eager to see Alaska develop. They wanted systems of transportation, communication, and effective law, and they wanted them now. When Congress was slow to act, Alaskans responded with cries of neglect and abuse, and those complaints festered and persisted. Such feelings were not wrong or misplaced. Alaskans living in the moment had no way of peering into the future. But from today's perspective we can see that over time Alaska as both a territory and a state has been enriched far more than neglected or abused by the United States government. The journalist and the historian view the same events through different colored glasses. Each writer brings a unique point of view, and it is these fresh interpretations that keep history alive and vital.--Provided by publisher.
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Alaska native games and how to play them: twenty-five ancient contests that survived the ages
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2020) Brown, Tricia Nuyaqik, author; Spiess, Joni Kitmiiq, author; Corral, Roy Jazhguq, photographer; University of Alaska Press, publisher
In this book, you'll learn how to play centuries-old games with intriguing names, like the Eskimo Stick Pull, Ear Weight, Musk Ox Wrestling (no, you don't really wrestle the animal!), and Two-Foot High Kick. What do they require of you? Strength, balance, precision, and endurance. Mental focus. The will to challenge yourself and bring out the best in another. Exactly what's needed for survival in a harsh environment.--Provided by publisher.
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Alaska on the go: exploring the Alaska Marine highway system with children
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017) Kirkland, Erin, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
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Alaska politics and public policy: the dynamics of beliefs, institutions, personalities and power
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016) Thomas, Clive S., editor; Savatgy, Laura C., editor; Klimovich, Kristina, editor; University of Alaska Press, publisher
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Alaska's greatest outdoor legends: colorful characters who built the fishing and hunting industries
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016) Kelly, Doug, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
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Anguyiim nalliini. Time of warring: the history of bow-and-arrow warfare in southwest Alaska
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016) Rearden, Alice, editor; Fienup-Riordan, Ann, translator; University of Alaska Press, publisher
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Armor & ornament
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Miles, Christopher Lee, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
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Attu boy: a young Alaskan's WWII memoir
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) Golodoff, Nick, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
In the quiet of morning, exactly six months after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese touched down on American soil. Landing on the remote Alaska island of Attu, they assailed an entire village, holding the Alaskan villagers for two months and eventually corralling all survivors into a freighter bound for Japan. One of those survivors, Nick Golodoff, became a prisoner of war at just six years old. He was among the dozens of Unangan Attu residents swept away to Hokkaido, and one of only twenty-five to survive. Attu Boy tells Golodoff's story of these harrowing years as he found both friendship and cruelty at the hands of the Japanese. It offers a rare look at the lives of civilian prisoners and their captors in WWII-era Japan. It also tells of Golodoff's bittersweet return to a homeland torn apart by occupation and forced internments. Interwoven with other voices from Attu, this richly illustrated memoir is a testament to the struggles, triumphs, and heartbreak of lives disrupted by war.
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Be-hooved: poems
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019) Ka, Mar, author; University of Alaska Press, publisher
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Black wolf of the glacier
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2013) Vanasse, Deb, author; Slagle, Nancy E., illustrator; University of Alaska Press, publisher
When a lonely wolf makes friends with her dog, Shawna's fear turns to love. Based on the true story of Romeo, a wolf who lived near Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier and lost his wolfpack as a young male.
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Building fires in the snow: a collection of Alaska LGBTQ short fiction and poetry
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2016) Amore, Martha, editor; Childs, Lucian, editor; University of Alaska Press, publisher
Diversity has always been central to Alaska identity, as the state's population consists of people with many different backgrounds, viewpoints, and life experiences. This book opens a window into these diverse lives, gathering stories and poems about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and queer life into a brilliant, path-breaking anthology. In these pages we see the panoply of LGBTQ life in Alaska today, from the quotidian urban adventures of a family--shopping, going out, working--to intimate encounters with Alaska's breathtaking natural beauty. At a time of great change and major strides in LGBTQ civil rights, Building Fires in the Snow shows us an Alaska that shatters stereotypes and reveals a side of Alaska that's been little seen until now.--Provided by publisher.