by sheldon | Mar 4, 2014 | Adventures, Books, Science and Nature
Judged Alaska’s best sports and outdoors columnist for the past decade, Skagway, Alaska writer Andrew Cremata has collected his “Fish This!” stories into one entertaining volume. More than a compilation of fishing stories, Fish This! An Alaskan Story...
by sheldon | Mar 4, 2014 | Adventures, Books
In the second book of the Edie Kiglatuk Mystery Series, Edie’s discovery along Alaska’s Iditarod trail leads to a massive, far-reaching conspiracyM. J. McGrath’s debut novel, White Heat, earned both fans and favorable comparisons to bestselling Scandinavian thrillers...
by sheldon | Jun 19, 2013 | Adventures, Books, Historical
Once or twice in our lives, some of us are lucky enough to witness or even to participate in an event of historical importance. Sam Steele made a career of it. During the pioneering years of the Canadian West, Sam Steele was not only present but took an active role in...
by sheldon | Jun 19, 2013 | Adventures, Books, Historical
They were nicknamed Snow Eagle, Flying Knight, Bush Angel, Punch, Doc and Wop. They worked in open cockpits and flew through cold, snow and fog without the benefit of radios, maps or weather reports. They flew over the Barrens, frozen lakes, boreal forests and...
by PRS-wordpress | Apr 8, 2012 | Adventures, Books, Humour
This book is a culmination of the unique anecdotal adventures of Constable Chuck Bertrand’s career in and around the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This collection of short stories presents the reader with a refreshing view of policing. Entwined with the many...
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,...
