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Alaska in the Progressive Age A Political History, 1896 to 1916
ISBN: PB: 9781602233843, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, September 2019
224 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 10 halftones
The growth of modern-day Alaska began with the Klondike gold discovery in 1896. Over the course of the next two decades, as prospectors, pioneers, and settlers rushed in, Alaska developed its agricultural and mineral resources, birthed a structure of...
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£19,00
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Life at Swift Water Place Northwest Alaska at the Threshold of European Contact
ISBN: PB: 9781602233683, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, April 2019
400 pp., 25.4x17.7 cm, 130 halftones
This is a multidisciplinary study of the early contact period of Alaskan Native history that follows a major hunting and fishing Inupiaq group at a time of momentous change in their lifeways. The Amilgaqtau yaagmiut were the most powerful group in th...
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£34,00
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In the Quiet Season and Other Stories
ISBN: PB: 9781602233522, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, March 2018
130 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
"In the Quiet Season & Other Stories" explores the human landscape of Alaska. While the stories take place in modern-day towns, each is laced with a timelessness that comes from their roots in ageless issues: broken trust and heartbreak, hope and reb...
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£13,00
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Cool Plants for Cold Climates A Garden Designer's Perspective
ISBN: PB: 9781602233256, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, August 2017
256 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 338 colour illus.
A cold climate is no excuse for a dull, colorless garden. The key is knowing the right plants that will survive and thrive in even the chilliest environments. Who better to guide gardeners than an expert from the far north? Award-winning designer and...
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£26,50
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Human Being Songs Northern Stories
ISBN: PB: 9781602233133, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, February 2017
136 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 1 line drawing
The public image of Alaska for those who live elsewhere tends to be bound up with the outdoors. But while that's not necessarily false, it's a far from complete picture. This collection of stories shows us what we're missing: set in Alaska's cities a...
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£12,00
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Building Fires in the Snow A Collection of Alaska LGBTQ Short Fiction and Poetry
ISBN: PB: 9781602233010, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, September 2016
368 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
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...
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£22,50
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I Am Alaskan
ISBN: HB: 9781602232136, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, October 2013
216 pp., 26.7x26.7 cm, 200 colour plates
What does an Alaskan look like? When asked to visualize someone from Alaska, the image most people conjure up is one of a face lost in a parka, surrounded by snow. Missing from this image is the vibrant diversity of those who call themselves Alaskans...
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£37,50
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Still Rainin' Still Dreamin' Hall Anderson's Ketchikan
ISBN: PB: 9781889963907, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, November 2010
118 pp., 20.3x25.4 cm, 100 halftones
A staff photographer for the Ketchikan Daily News, Hall Anderson counted among his early influences photographers like Robert Frank and Henri Cartier-Bresson, who understood the visual bounty to be found in photographing the candid side of life. For...
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