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In the color edition, Dr. Marla J. Selvidge captures Alaska with over 200 treasured photographs and images. Dreams of Alaska. If you are dreaming of visiting Alaska, this book may help to make your dreams come true. Selvidge does more than lead you to the Promised Land; she gives you the back-stories on glaciers, Russians, First Nations, and myths/stories that have been preserved by Alaskans. Ancient oral traditions reveal how early peoples lived very challenging lives. And she might just tell you a story about Soapy Smith and the gunfight on Moore's dock! Cruising and RVing in Alaska. Alaska. More than an Adventure will visit most of the major cities and towns in Alaska, with advice on how to plan and prepare for the adventure. Selvidge will help you choose a cabin and plan for a cruise. She suggests that one of the best ways to discover Alaska is to cruise the Inside Passage and then rent a motorhome or RV to tool around on Alaskan byways. Both of these strategies will bring you up close to the landscape, historic sites, people, fish, foul, and animals in the wild. Mapping Alaska. By land, she shows you the way to Fairbanks, the Arctic Circle, Anchorage, Seward, Whittier, Prince William Sound, Valdez, and across the Kenai Peninsula. You will meet a moose who adopted her as you visit Kenai, Soldotna, Kasilof, Ninilchik, and the Homer Spit. Gold Rushes. And Selvidge remembers the gold rushes of hundreds of thousands of people who fled to Alaska with high hopes of wealth. Women followed the men and engaged in prostitution and all sorts of trades in order to stay alive! Exploitation of First Nations Peoples. She also features stories about the exploitation of the First Nations by both Russia and the United States. It was their land and now it is our land! Understanding the land and its peoples makes the journey even more meaningful! Her stunning photographs invite you to visit and stay in Alaska! Come with her on this fascinating journey!
About the Author: Marla J. Selvidge, Ph.D. is Professor Emerita, visiting Alaska at least eight times. Her experience includes lecturing on cruise ships to Alaska and teaching a class entitled, "Alaska History and Myth." This is her first guidebook. She resides with her spouse/partner, Thomas C. Hemling and two canines Princess Twinkers and Madame Hillary in a suburb outside of Kansas City, MO. She blogs at www.motoringwithmarla.com To reach her please email: selvidge@ucmo.edu


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780996765800
  • Publisher: Loch Lloyd Travel Consultants, Llp
  • Publisher Imprint: Loch Lloyd Travel Consultants, Llp
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 180
  • Series Title: Motoring with Marla
  • Sub Title: More Than An Adventure
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0996765808
  • Publisher Date: 02 Apr 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Weight: 390 gr


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