by PRS-wordpress | Sep 10, 2011 | Books, Children's, Cookbooks
In rhyming prose, sure to appeal to both children and their grown-up sous-chefs, this story is both informative and fun. Young readers spend a snowy northern afternoon in the warm kitchen with little Suzie, her dad and their zany sourdough circus, learning a simple...
by PRS-wordpress | Jun 28, 2011 | Books, Cookbooks, Reference, Science and Nature
“NATIONAL BESTSELLER” The Boreal Herbal: Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North is an indispensable guide to identifying and using northern plants for food and medicine. Whether you’re hiking in remote areas or gardening in your backyard, this...
by PRS-wordpress | May 11, 2011 | Books, Historical
No gold rush in history could match the Klondike Rush of 1896-99 in the almost insane drive of people to conquer distance and weather conditions to reach the rich deposits of placer gold in the frozen, barren area of the Klondike River in the Yukon Territory of...
by PRS-wordpress | May 11, 2011 | Books, Historical
This is a detailed history of the largest wooden gold dredge in the world. It was constructed on Bonanza Creek in the rich Klondike gold fields in 1913 and worked until 1959. It is now a National Historic Site operated by Parks Canada.
by PRS-wordpress | Apr 24, 2011 | Adventures, Books
Master storyteller James Michener reveals Alaska in all its awesome, sweeping majesty. From the near-forgotten past, to the highly technological present, from self-defense to self-determination, here are the men and women who tried to tame the land, seize its bounty,...
