For anyone interested in Alaska
history, or even just exceptional writing, In
Pursuit of Alaska is an absolutely essential volume.
David James, Fairbanks
Daily News-Miner>>
Reading the richly detailed
passages presented here,...the reader can witness
Alaska's transformation from a forbidding wilderness into a land that becomes
increasingly imaginable and accessible.
Stephen Haycox, foreword to the book
This delightfully assembled
adventure chronicle captures the wild and strange beauty of Alaskan life around
the turn of the 20th century. Those interested in pioneer, living,
historical travelogs, or ethnography will find this
collection intensely satisfying.
Carolyn Schwartz, Library
Journal>>
“Alaska, The
Last Frontier”
Nick Marinello
Tulane
Magazine, Winter 2013>>
They went for an amazing variety
of reasons.
Susan Larson, podcast
Early accounts of Alaska
adventures illustrate the harsh but appreciable wilderness with lyrical prose.
Foreword Reviews, Summer 2013>>
This is a terrific
book, with archival photographs and smart, informative introductions….