Alaska Books


With Vancouver in Alaska, 1793-1794: A Day by Day Description of the Voyages, Events, and the Places He NamedWith Vancouver in Alaska, 1793-1794: A Day by Day Description of the Voyages, Events, and the Places He NamedAlaska by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to the Alaska Cruise ExperienceAlaska by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to the Alaska Cruise Experience
Best Price: $11.99
This is a great resource, even for those that have already cruised to Alaska before. I have done...
Midnight Sun SudokuMidnight Sun Sudoku
Best Price: $11.95
Nothing is more fun than lazy days in the summer sun doing Sudoku. Add to that fun that you also...
Alaska, Fact and Tall TalesAlaska, Fact and Tall Tales
Best Price: $5.95
From spectacular wildlife imagery to the tall tales of Alaska, give the gift of one or all in...
From Paris to New York by LandFrom Paris to New York by Land
Best Price: $26.61
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in...


The Young Treasure Hunter Or Fred Stanley's Trip to AlaskaThe Young Treasure Hunter Or Fred Stanley's Trip to Alaska
Best Price: $71.99
Alaska: The Cruise Lover's GuideAlaska: The Cruise Lover's Guide
Best Price: $11.43
Have only scanned this book so not really fair to give it a yay or nay yet.
Kayaking in Paradise: Journey from Alaska Through the Inside PassageKayaking in Paradise: Journey from Alaska Through the Inside Passage
Best Price: $17.56
To read Kayaking in Paradise is to experience the sensation of knifing through crystal-clear...
Glacier Day Hikes, revised editionGlacier Day Hikes, revised edition
Best Price: $8.65
Glacier Day Hikes was one of two guides I purchased prior to a recent trip to Glacier National...
Floating Alaska! Planning Self-Guided Fishing Expeditions (Clear & Simple Guides)Floating Alaska! Planning Self-Guided Fishing Expeditions (Clear & Simple Guides)
Best Price: $7.99
"Floating Alaska!: Planning Self-Guided Fishing Expeditions" is an enthusiastically...


Alaska: The complete travel bookAlaska: The complete travel bookMore Readings From One Man's Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke, 1974-1980More Readings From One Man's Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke, 1974-1980
Best Price: $40.19
I'm sure many of you have seen the story of Dick Proenneke on your Public Television...
Letters From Alaska (North Coast Books)Letters From Alaska (North Coast Books)
John Muir (1838?1914), founder of the Sierra Club, was one of the most famous and influential...
Let's Go: France 1991Let's Go: France 1991Four Quarters of Light. An Alaskan JourneyFour Quarters of Light. An Alaskan Journey

Pauline Frommer's Alaska (Pauline Frommer Guides)Pauline Frommer's Alaska (Pauline Frommer Guides)
Best Price: $6.59
This was the first time I had read Pauline Frommer's books and I have to say I was ...
Frommer's Alaska Cruises and Ports of Call 2010 (Frommer's Cruises)Frommer's Alaska Cruises and Ports of Call 2010 (Frommer's Cruises)
Best Price: $3.91
We were thinking about a cruise to Alaska,but had never been on a cruise before and didn't...
Lost Harbor: The Controversy over Drake's California AnchorageLost Harbor: The Controversy over Drake's California Anchorage
Best Price: $55.67
Midnight Wilderness: Journeys in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife RefugeMidnight Wilderness: Journeys in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Best Price: $26.90
The Alaska Almanac: Facts about AlaskaThe Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska
Best Price: $4.19
The book has a lot of great information and very helpful to understand the state of Alaska.

Midnight WildernessMidnight Wilderness
Best Price: $6.82
The book jacket states the book is a passionate and vivid account of her trips into the ANWR,...
Denali: The Complete GuideDenali: The Complete Guide
Best Price: $40.00
The first things Denali travelers usually want to know are: where do I hike? How do I use the...
Fairbanks: Alaska's Heart of GoldFairbanks: Alaska's Heart of Gold
Best Price: $7.20
I bought this as a primer for my (future) trip to Fairbanks. Some consider this frontier town,...
Alaska: Images of the CountryAlaska: Images of the Country
Best Price: $35.75
This compelling portrait of modern Alaska pairs excerpts from John McPhee's classic, Coming...
Insight Guides Alaska (Insight Guide Alaska)Insight Guides Alaska (Insight Guide Alaska)

Alaska River Guide: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting in the Last Frontier (Canoeing & Kayaking Guides - Menasha)Alaska River Guide: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting in the Last Frontier (Canoeing & Kayaking Guides - Menasha)
Best Price: $10.21
The hallmark of a good guidebook is how accurate it is. Unfortunately, this book contains more...
Adventure Kayaking: Glacier BayAdventure Kayaking: Glacier Bay
Best Price: $1.11
Provides all the information needed for brief or extended solo trips in Glacier Bay National...
Denali National Park Guide to Hiking, Photography & CampingDenali National Park Guide to Hiking, Photography & Camping
Best Price: $175.40
We took our family (2 adults, 5 kids aged 5-16) to Denali and found this book very helpful. It...
Compass American Guides: Alaska, 5th Edition (Full-color Travel Guide)Compass American Guides: Alaska, 5th Edition (Full-color Travel Guide)
Best Price: $34.30
Fodor?s. For Choice Travel Experiences. The guide that has it all?spectacular photography,...
Municipality of Anchorage automated mapping sy[s]tem cost-benefit analysisMunicipality of Anchorage automated mapping sy[s]tem cost-benefit analysis

The new Eldorado: A summer journey to Alaska,The new Eldorado: A summer journey to Alaska,The Leichts in California, Alaska, and Canada: With the National Editorial Association in the year 1926The Leichts in California, Alaska, and Canada: With the National Editorial Association in the year 1926Fifth Avenue to AlaskaFifth Avenue to AlaskaRed Summer: The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan VillageRed Summer: The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village
Best Price: $6.34
Wow. It was so strange to come across this book. I worked on the Beach Gang up there for 4...
Changing Paths: Travels and Meditations in Alaska's Arctic WildernessChanging Paths: Travels and Meditations in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness
Changing Paths: Travels and Meditations in Alaska ?s Arctic Wilderness is an...

Let's Go 98 Alaska & the Pacific Northwest (Annual)Let's Go 98 Alaska & the Pacific Northwest (Annual)
Best Price: $17.95
From the bestselling LET'S GO budget travel series, compiled by a team of researchers who...
Fishing AlaskaFishing AlaskaThe Alaska Almanac: Facts about AlaskaThe Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska
Best Price: $4.19
The book has a lot of great information and very helpful to understand the state of Alaska.
Midnight WildernessMidnight Wilderness
Best Price: $6.82
The book jacket states the book is a passionate and vivid account of her trips into the ANWR,...
Denali: The Complete GuideDenali: The Complete Guide
Best Price: $40.00
The first things Denali travelers usually want to know are: where do I hike? How do I use the...

Fairbanks: Alaska's Heart of GoldFairbanks: Alaska's Heart of Gold
Best Price: $7.20
I bought this as a primer for my (future) trip to Fairbanks. Some consider this frontier town,...
Alaska: Images of the CountryAlaska: Images of the Country
Best Price: $35.75
This compelling portrait of modern Alaska pairs excerpts from John McPhee's classic, Coming...
Insight Guides Alaska (Insight Guide Alaska)Insight Guides Alaska (Insight Guide Alaska)Alaska River Guide: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting in the Last Frontier (Canoeing & Kayaking Guides - Menasha)Alaska River Guide: Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting in the Last Frontier (Canoeing & Kayaking Guides - Menasha)
Best Price: $10.21
The hallmark of a good guidebook is how accurate it is. Unfortunately, this book contains more...
Adventure Kayaking: Glacier BayAdventure Kayaking: Glacier Bay
Best Price: $1.11
Provides all the information needed for brief or extended solo trips in Glacier Bay National...

Denali National Park Guide to Hiking, Photography & CampingDenali National Park Guide to Hiking, Photography & Camping
Best Price: $175.40
We took our family (2 adults, 5 kids aged 5-16) to Denali and found this book very helpful. It...
Compass American Guides: Alaska, 5th Edition (Full-color Travel Guide)Compass American Guides: Alaska, 5th Edition (Full-color Travel Guide)
Best Price: $34.30
Fodor?s. For Choice Travel Experiences. The guide that has it all?spectacular photography,...
Cruising Alaska: A Passenger's Guide to Cruising Alaskan Waters and Discovering the InteriorCruising Alaska: A Passenger's Guide to Cruising Alaskan Waters and Discovering the Interior
Best Price: $6.99
Adventures in Nature AlaskaAdventures in Nature Alaska
Best Price: $8.99
This second edition of Alaska: Adventures in Nature includes e-mail and Web site listings to...
The Nature of Alaska: An Introduction to Familiar Plants, Animals & Outstanding Natural Attractions (Waterford Field Guides)The Nature of Alaska: An Introduction to Familiar Plants, Animals & Outstanding Natural Attractions (Waterford Field Guides)
Best Price: $8.87
This wildlife guide is abbreviated and does not do much more than help identify mammals, sea...

Adventure Guide to the Alaska HighwayAdventure Guide to the Alaska Highway
Best Price: $29.89
This is the second copy of this book I have purchased. I bought it for a friend who I hope will...
Alaska As It Used To WasAlaska As It Used To Was
Best Price: $13.95
The following pages are primarily about taking you along with me as I introduce you to an...
Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs: A True Story of Bad Breaks and Small MiraclesTake Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs: A True Story of Bad Breaks and Small Miracles
Best Price: $3.95
The Alaskan landscape?so vast, dramatic, and unbelievable?may be the reason the people in...
Untamed AlaskaUntamed Alaska
Best Price: $123.30
The Introduction by long-time Fairbanks resident Margaret Murie leaves the reader wishing for...
Denali/Mount McKinley: Summit of North America (Rucksack Pocket Summits)Denali/Mount McKinley: Summit of North America (Rucksack Pocket Summits)
Best Price: $8.52
First of all, I am the author, so the 5 stars might be a bit subjective :) As the information...

Alaska (Insight Guides)Alaska (Insight Guides)
Best Price: $14.89
Easy to use, the book is done in a very logical manner. Not a paper back but not a hard cover,...
A visit to Anchorage, Alaska, February 26, 1981A visit to Anchorage, Alaska, February 26, 1981Alaska (NG USA State Maps)Alaska (NG USA State Maps)
Best Price: $11.04
In this practical, informative, richly illustrated guide, National Geographic takes you to the...
Discover Alaska. Catherine Bodry (Lonely Planet Discover)Discover Alaska. Catherine Bodry (Lonely Planet Discover)
Best Price: $18.91
Lonely Planet's first full-colour guide to Alaska. The only guide in which locals give an...
The Milepost : Trip Planner for Alaska, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta & Northwest Territories Spring '98  to Spring '99 (50th Ed)The Milepost : Trip Planner for Alaska, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta & Northwest Territories Spring '98 to Spring '99 (50th Ed)
Best Price: $3.63
This is the best source for travel to Alaska, whether you are traveling by car, plane or...

Alaska Gold Prospectors GuideAlaska Gold Prospectors Guide
Best Price: $146.74
Have you ever wanted to look for gold in Alaska but weren?t sure how to do it? Alaska Gold is a...
Alaska: The Last Frontier SudokuAlaska: The Last Frontier Sudoku
Best Price: $8.90
If you love Sudoku, and enjoy some challenging medium puzzles, plus you want to learn a few...
Souvenirs of travelSouvenirs of travelAntigua to Fairbanks: A story of two nearby vacation lands, Guatemala and AlaskaAntigua to Fairbanks: A story of two nearby vacation lands, Guatemala and AlaskaAlaska's Southeast, 11th: Touring the Inside Passage (Alaska's Southeast: Touring the Inside Passage)Alaska's Southeast, 11th: Touring the Inside Passage (Alaska's Southeast: Touring the Inside Passage)
Discover the rich landscape and scenic beauty of Alaska's Inside Passage, including Skagway,...

Lonely Planet Alaska (Country Guide) (Regional Travel Guide)Lonely Planet Alaska (Country Guide) (Regional Travel Guide)
Lonely Planet knows Alaska. Our 9th edition guarantees an adventure at every turn, whether...
Viaggio in Alaska (Italian Edition)Viaggio in Alaska (Italian Edition)
Quante immagini possono contenere i nostri occhi? E quante emozioni il nostro cuore? E quante...
Alaska Atlas and Gazetteer (Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer)Alaska Atlas and Gazetteer (Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer)
Best Price: $12.94
Every Alaska household that's into the outdoors has at least one copy of this book. As...
Alaska Atlas & GazetteerAlaska Atlas & Gazetteer
Good book, but a useful feature would be a road mileage chart for those Alaska cities and towns...
Cordova's historic buildingsCordova's historic buildings

Wings over Denali: A Photographic History of Aviation in Denali National ParkWings over Denali: A Photographic History of Aviation in Denali National Park
Best Price: $11.94
Bruce McAllister had done a wonderful job with this new book in his great series of pictorial...
Alaskan AberrationAlaskan Aberration
Best Price: $152.62
when i read this book, i felt the cold breeze of the glaciers on my skin. i felt the bumps on...
Best Anchorages of the Inside Passage: British Columbia's South Coast from the Gulf Islands to Cape CautionBest Anchorages of the Inside Passage: British Columbia's South Coast from the Gulf Islands to Cape Caution
Best Price: $29.89
With many excellent cruising guides and references availiable for the British Columbia area (and...
An American FarmAn American Farm
A family embarks on a new life: farming in the Alaskan bush.
Best Places to Live in the United States: Anchorage, Alaska Part 1Best Places to Live in the United States: Anchorage, Alaska Part 1
Best Price: $14.54
Every year, a bunch of magazines and websites are coming out with the best places to live in the...

Fodor's Alaska 2011 (Full-color Travel Guide)Fodor's Alaska 2011 (Full-color Travel Guide)
Best Price: $12.91
Alaska is a huge state with so much diversity, I needed a book just to narrow down what I wanted...
Cal 99 Wild & Scenic AlaskaCal 99 Wild & Scenic AlaskaAlaska For Dummies (Dummies Travel)Alaska For Dummies (Dummies Travel)
Best Price: $0.94
I loved this book. I had ordered three different books on Alaska Vacations, this one was the...
Travels in AlaskaTravels in Alaska
Best Price: $1.99
No doubt about it, John Muir was one of America's greatest citizens. He founded the Sierra...
Native Cultures in Alaska (Alaska Geographic)Native Cultures in Alaska (Alaska Geographic)
In the minds of most Americans, Native culture in Alaska amounts to Eskimos and igloos....The...

Alaska 2007 Wall CalendarAlaska 2007 Wall Calendar
I have been buying the annual edition of Fred Hirschmann's calendar for over 20 year. This...
Alaska (State Calendar)Alaska (State Calendar)
Coupled with an updated grid design for 2010, extra space for notes, and a four-month planning...
Flying the Alaska Wild: The Adventures and Misadventures of an Alaska Bush PilotFlying the Alaska Wild: The Adventures and Misadventures of an Alaska Bush Pilot
Best Price: $217.84
Mort Mason is a Alaskan bush pilot (a real one) and an extremely good pilot. I probably can be...
Discover Southeast Alaska with Pack and PaddleDiscover Southeast Alaska with Pack and Paddle
Best Price: $10.00
Fifty-eight hikes from Ketchikan to Skagway, plus 12-day paddle trip from Juneau to Angoon.
Red Summer: The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan VillageRed Summer: The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village
Best Price: $3.60
Bill Carter is a fisher of men. There. I've spent two hours trying not to say it in the...

Bear Viewing in Alaska: Expert Techniques for a Great AdventureBear Viewing in Alaska: Expert Techniques for a Great Adventure
Best Price: $0.98
This is a very well written book, but I had high expectations when I heard it was coming out. I...
The Unofficial Guide to Adventure Travel in Alaska (Unofficial Guides)The Unofficial Guide to Adventure Travel in Alaska (Unofficial Guides)
Best Price: $5.99
Great if you're taking a vehicle tour of Alaska, going off the main cruise ship drag so to...
Wilderness: A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska--Including Extensive Hitherto Unpublished Passages from the Original JournalWilderness: A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska--Including Extensive Hitherto Unpublished Passages from the Original Journal
Best Price: $11.65
Of the many wilderness adventures that flood our view on the television or in movies, with...
Walking My Dog, Jane: From Valdez to Prudhoe Bay Along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Emerging Writers in Creative Nonfiction)Walking My Dog, Jane: From Valdez to Prudhoe Bay Along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Emerging Writers in Creative Nonfiction)
Best Price: $125.54
I really enjoyed this book and purchased it after reading Ned's online journal of his trek...
The Alaska Highway: A Geographical DiscoveryThe Alaska Highway: A Geographical Discovery
Tom and Carole Huber invite you to share in their journey across the tenuous strip of...

One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan OdysseyOne Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
Best Price: $19.94
This has to be one of my very favorite books. I have read it front to back at least 7 times! ...
Denali (Alaska Geographic)Denali (Alaska Geographic)
Alaska Geographic is an award-winning series that presents the people, places, and wonders of...
North Slope Now (Alaska Geographic)North Slope Now (Alaska Geographic)
Best Price: $7.27
Alaska Geographic is an award-winning series that presents the people, places, and wonders of...
Alaska's Accessible Wilderness: A Traveler's Guide to AK State ParksAlaska's Accessible Wilderness: A Traveler's Guide to AK State Parks
Best Price: $10.55
This book is different, and that's its charm! Instead of a simple turn-left, turn-right,...
 
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