From Alaska with Love

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1984806955
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Book Synopsis From Alaska with Love by : Ally James

Download or read book From Alaska with Love written by Ally James and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A soldier has six weeks to convince the only woman he has ever longed for to take a chance on life with him in Alaska.... Sara's letters were the only bright spot during Gabe's devastating tour in Iraq. With each new correspondence he fell harder, needed her more, wanted to be with her. Now, after initially rejecting his offer to meet, she's shown up at the door of his isolated cabin in Alaska looking for...what? Gabe's not sure what made Sara change her mind, but he knows he never wants to let her go. Major Gabe Randall is everything Sara Ryan wants but nothing she feels she deserves. A modern-day spinster, Sara hides behind family obligations and the safe, quiet life she's resigned herself to living. But secretly, even though she may have stretched the truth about who she is in her letters to him, she wants Gabe. Will he still want her when he discovers the real woman behind the pen? Once they meet, Gabe asks her for six weeks in Alaska. Six weeks to spend getting to know each other, and then she'll have to decide whether they are better together or apart.

An Alaskan Christmas

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Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1488018758
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Book Synopsis An Alaskan Christmas by : Belle Calhoune

Download or read book An Alaskan Christmas written by Belle Calhoune and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Harlequin Movie, Love Alaska! Her Christmas Match After inheriting a gift shop in Love, Alaska, single mom Maggie Richards is ready for a new beginning—while her little boy is ready for a new daddy! But Maggie has no time for love—she wants to open the shop in time for Christmas, something she’ll do with help from childhood friend Finn O’Rourke. Finn’s on board to help Maggie—but not with the romance rumors that swirl around them like snow. Like Maggie, he’s hiding too many secrets to ever wed. So why do Maggie and her little boy make him dream of finding an unusual gift under the tree—a ready-made family?

It Happened Like This

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Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680511351
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Book Synopsis It Happened Like This by : Adrienne Lindholm

Download or read book It Happened Like This written by Adrienne Lindholm and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In the wild, something inside me opens to innovation, inspiration, creativity, and imagination. It’s a good feeling, one that leaves me light and full of energy, free to imagine who I want to be in this life. . . . Yet it’s slippery and ephemeral, and I can never seem to pack it out with me.” —Adrienne Lindholm It Happened Like This is, on the surface, a memoir about what it means to live and love in one of the wildest places on the planet. But the love described is not a simple one; it’s a gritty, sometimes devastating, often blood-pumping kind of feeling played out in the rugged Alaska wilderness. In an authentic and honest voice, writer Adrienne Lindholm recounts her move to Alaska as a young woman eager to begin her career in environmental and wildlife studies. She finds herself initially out of her depth among her peers, many of whom are also “Outsiders,” new to the state, but who seem more experienced, more confident. Eventually she finds her way, immersing herself in the rigors of wilderness adventures and building a community of outdoorsy friends to sustain her. Soon she falls in love with JT and gradually, at times painfully, they build a life together and decide to start a family amidst the wild. Adrienne celebrates the many ways in which Alaska, and her outdoor adventures there, inspired self-discovery, as well as revealing her difficult and intimate journey into motherhood. Her love story encompasses the outline of massive mountains on the horizon, viewed for the first time; a caribou moving through an alder forest; the effort to climb a glaciated peak; and the peace that settles when contemplating a quiet Arctic lake. At times, her love—for JT, but also for nature and life—also feels savage, like when she charges onto a glacier alone, or when she shoots, kills, and skins her first animal. With It Happened Like This, readers take an intimate, gently humorous, and occasionally adrenalin-spiked journey into adulthood, and into the depth and comfort of wilderness.

In North Pole, Alaska

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ISBN 13 : 9781616649807
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (498 download)

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Book Synopsis In North Pole, Alaska by : Loree Lough

Download or read book In North Pole, Alaska written by Loree Lough and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A former Marine is no match for the spunky Sam Sinclair. Bryce Stone has returned to his hometown of North Pole, Alaska and he's not very happy about it. The Town Where It's Christmas All Year Long does not appeal to the self-admitted scrooge. What's worse, Bryce must postpone his dream of opening a furniture shop when his Aunt Olive retires and leaves him to manage the family's cluttered Christmas boutique. Bryce hires a petite and inexperienced young woman to run the store, figuring that if she fails, he can sell the place! But Bryce underestimates Sam, who grew up with seven rowdy brothers and is out to prove her mettle in the frozen north. It's a battle of wills and the two soon find that they're fighting for more than just the shop. After all, love takes as many forms as the snowflakes that blanket the streets of North Pole." - Taken from cover p.4.

Moose Be Love

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Publisher : Jackie M. Wallick
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Moose Be Love by : Jacqueline Winters

Download or read book Moose Be Love written by Jacqueline Winters and published by Jackie M. Wallick. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ★★★★★From the moment I started reading, I was transported to the small town of Sunset Ridge where I spent the day. I ignored anything and everything that had to do with adulting. --Reviewer ★★★★★This could be Hallmark Alaska. Cheesy, fun, Alaska and then there’s Ed -the 2000 lb moose that has befriended the town of Sunset Ridge. --Reviewer ★★★★★ This is a wonderful book. If you like a deep good, page turner this the book for you. --Reviewer ★★★★★ What a fun book! I fell in love with Ed, the moose. And the town of Sunset Ridge, Alaska. What a treasure to find a place like that to live. –Reviewer When I travel to the small town of Sunset Ridge for the reading of my great aunt’s will, I have no idea that my sisters and I are about to inherit a lodge. Or that my rugged Alaskan neighbor is the caretaker I’ll be spending all my time with. Falling for Ford Harris would be unwise. I’m supposed to get the lodge listed for sale and leave. Not to mention that he hasn’t dated anyone since his wife died four years ago. The little sister he’s super protective over let it slip that he swore off ever falling in love again. But he’s cooking me dinner, showing me around town, and saving me from getting trampled by the town’s favorite moose. Don’t even get me started on the way my brain short circuits when I catch him shirtless and towel-drying his hair. The truth is? I’m falling hard, and I wish I didn’t have to leave. If you love fun, small town romance, Moose Be Love is packed full of that charm—a fun cast of characters, a quirky small town Alaskan setting, and a swoony-romance with all the feels. All inspired by the decade the author lived in Alaska. Heat Level: Sweet/Mild Other Sweet Romances By Jacqueline Winters Finding Love in Alaska Series: Moose Be Love (Cadence & Ford) My Favorite Moosetake (Tessa & Liam) Anonymoosely Yours (Sophie & Denver) Love & Moosechief (Kinley & Ryder) Under the Mooseltoe (Ava & Brayden) Moosely Over You (Laurel & Chase) Absomoosely in Love (Jenna & Cody) Perfectly Moosematched (Sadie & Conner) Almoose Love (Taylor & Marc) Coming Soon! Starlight Cowboys Series: Cowboys & Starlight Cowboys & Firelight Cowboys & Sunrises Cowboys & Moonlight Cowboys & Mistletoe Cowboys & Shooting Stars Standalones: Hooked on You

Alaska ABC Book

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Publisher : Sasquatch Books
ISBN 13 : 0934007179
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis Alaska ABC Book by : Charlene Kreeger

Download or read book Alaska ABC Book written by Charlene Kreeger and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 1997-07-29 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the animals of Alaska in ABC format.

Alaska Behind Blue Eyes

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Publisher : Dark River Press
ISBN 13 : 9780966320114
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)

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Book Synopsis Alaska Behind Blue Eyes by : Alan L. White

Download or read book Alaska Behind Blue Eyes written by Alan L. White and published by Dark River Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Match Made In Paradise

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593332970
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Book Synopsis Match Made In Paradise by : Barbara Dunlop

Download or read book Match Made In Paradise written by Barbara Dunlop and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in an enchanting new contemporary romance series featuring rugged Alaskan pilots who are about to meet their match from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Dunlop. Supermodel Mia Westberg has found herself under the scrutiny of the paparazzi after her much older husband dies and leaves her his fashion house. In order to stay out of the public eye, she packs her things and leaves Los Angeles, escaping to visit her cousin Raven, a shipping expeditor working in a remote part of Alaska—where Mia is sure the tabloids won't follow. But she isn't ready for everything Paradise, Alaska throws at her: the wild animals, insanely harsh weather, and a certain no-nonsense bush pilot. When pilot Silas Burke flies a beautiful blonde into town, it doesn't take him long to figure her out. She's a spoiled, entitled city girl who has zero business in the rough terrain of Alaska, where the storms are as unforgiving as the dangerous wildlife. After seeing her struggle, and against his better judgment, he helps her acclimate to life in Paradise. But he’s an impatient teacher and she’s a frustrated pupil—and nothing gets them fired up more than each other. Can these two polar opposites find common ground and possibly something more?

Enjoy the View

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Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492693146
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Book Synopsis Enjoy the View by : Sarah Morgenthaler

Download or read book Enjoy the View written by Sarah Morgenthaler and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning author of The Tourist Attraction turns up the charm with this sweet, laugh-out-loud story about: A grouchy mountaineer A determined Hollywood starlet A love-sick marmot A gorgeous Alaskan wilderness And a journey neither will ever forget. Former Hollywood darling River Lane's acting career is tanking fast. Determined to start fresh behind the camera, she agrees to film a documentary about the picturesque small town of Moose Springs, Alaska. The assignment should have been easy, but the quirky locals want nothing to do with River. Well, too bad: River's going to make this film and prove herself, no matter what it takes. Or what (literal) mountain she has to climb. Easton Lockett may be a gentle giant, but he knows a thing or two about survival. If he can keep everyone in line, he should be able to get River and her crew up and down Mount Veil in one piece. Turns out that's a big if. The wildlife's wilder than usual, the camera crew's determined to wander off a cliff, and the gorgeous actress is fearless. Falling for River only makes Easton's job tougher, but there's only so long he can hold out against her brilliant smile. When bad weather strikes, putting everyone at risk, it'll take all of Easton's skill to get them back home safely...and convince River she should stay in his arms for good. "Fresh, fun and romantic."—SARAH MORGAN, USA Today bestselling author for The Tourist Attraction

The Adventurer's Son

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062876627
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Book Synopsis The Adventurer's Son by : Roman Dial

Download or read book The Adventurer's Son written by Roman Dial and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Destined to become an adventure classic." —Anchorage Daily News Hailed as "gripping" (New York Times) and "beautiful" (Washington Post), The Adventurer's Son is Roman Dial’s extraordinary and widely acclaimed account of his two-year quest to unravel the mystery of his son’s disappearance in the jungles of Costa Rica. In the predawn hours of July 10, 2014, the twenty-seven-year-old son of preeminent Alaskan scientist and National Geographic Explorer Roman Dial, walked alone into Corcovado National Park, an untracked rainforest along Costa Rica’s remote Pacific Coast that shelters miners, poachers, and drug smugglers. He carried a light backpack and machete. Before he left, Cody Roman Dial emailed his father: “I am not sure how long it will take me, but I’m planning on doing 4 days in the jungle and a day to walk out. I’ll be bounded by a trail to the west and the coast everywhere else, so it should be difficult to get lost forever.” They were the last words Dial received from his son. As soon as he realized Cody Roman’s return date had passed, Dial set off for Costa Rica. As he trekked through the dense jungle, interviewing locals and searching for clues—the authorities suspected murder—the desperate father was forced to confront the deepest questions about himself and his own role in the events. Roman had raised his son to be fearless, to be at home in earth’s wildest places, travelling together through rugged Alaska to remote Borneo and Bhutan. Was he responsible for his son’s fate? Or, as he hoped, was Cody Roman safe and using his wilderness skills on a solo adventure from which he would emerge at any moment? Part detective story set in the most beautiful yet dangerous reaches of the planet, The Adventurer’s Son emerges as a far deeper tale of discovery—a journey to understand the truth about those we love the most. The Adventurer’s Son includes fifty black-and-white photographs.

Hiding in Alaska

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Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1488070989
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Book Synopsis Hiding in Alaska by : Belle Calhoune

Download or read book Hiding in Alaska written by Belle Calhoune and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new life. A secret past… Can this witness risk opening her heart in her new Alaskan home? Forced to reinvent herself in witness protection, Isabelle Sanchez begins working for an Alaskan chocolate company under the alias Ella Perez. Her new warmhearted town is a peaceful refuge—as is the company of chocolate empire heir Connor North. She may never be able to tell Connor the truth about her fresh start…but can they find love despite her secrets? From Harlequin Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. Home to Owl Creek Book 1: Her Secret Alaskan Family Book 2: An Alaskan Twin Surprise Book 3: Alaskan Christmas Redemption Book 4: Hiding in Alaska

Sweet Home Alaska

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0147514207
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (475 download)

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Book Synopsis Sweet Home Alaska by : Carole Estby Dagg

Download or read book Sweet Home Alaska written by Carole Estby Dagg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If Laura Ingalls Wilder had lived in Alaska, she might have written this novel . . ."--Kirkus Reviews It's 1934, and times are tough for Trip's family after the mill in their small Wisconsin town closes, leaving her father unemployed. Determined to provide for his family, he moves them all to Alaska to become pioneers as part of President Roosevelt's Palmer Colony project. Trip and her family are settling in, except her mom, who balks at the lack of civilization. But Trip feels like she's following in Laura Ingalls Wilder's footsteps, and she hatches a plan to raise enough money for a piano to convince her musical mother that Alaska is a wonderful and cultured home. Her sights set on the cash prize at the upcoming Palmer Colony Fair, but can Trip grow the largest pumpkin possible--using all the love, energy, and Farmer Boy expertise she can muster?

Tisha

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Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613143462
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Tisha written by Robert Specht and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1982-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author tells the story as told to him of Anne Hobbs, a woman who went to Alaska in the 1920's to teach, but who had trouble due to her kindness to the Indians there.

Bear Down, Bear North

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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820344907
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Book Synopsis Bear Down, Bear North by : Melinda Moustakis

Download or read book Bear Down, Bear North written by Melinda Moustakis and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her debut collection, Melinda Moustakis brings to life a rough-and-tumble family of Alaskan homesteaders through a series of linked stories. Born in Alaska herself to a family with a homesteading legacy, Moustakis examines the near-mythological accounts of the Alaskan wilderness that are her inheritance and probes the question of what it means to live up to larger-than-life expectations for toughness and survival. The characters in Bear Down, Bear North are salt-tongued fishermen, fisherwomen, and hunters, scrappy storytellers who put themselves in the path of destruction—sometimes a harsh snowstorm, sometimes each other—and live to tell the tale. While backtrolling for kings on the Kenai River or filleting the catch of the Halibut Hellion with marvelous speed, these characters recount the gamble they took that didn't pay off, or they expound on how not only does Uncle Too-Soon need a girlfriend, the whole state of Alaska needs a girlfriend. A story like “The Mannequin at Soldotna” takes snapshots: a doctor tends to an injured fisherman, a man covets another man's green fishing lure, a girl is found in the river with a bullet in her head. Another story offers an easy moment with a difficult mother, when she reaches out to touch a breaching whale. This is a book about taking a fishhook in the eye, about drinking cranberry lick and Jippers and smoking Big-Z cigars. This is a book about the one good joke, or the one night lit up with stars, that might get you through the winter.

Alaskan Holiday

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Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 039918130X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (991 download)

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Book Synopsis Alaskan Holiday by : Debbie Macomber

Download or read book Alaskan Holiday written by Debbie Macomber and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Debbie Macomber brings us to the Alaskan wilderness for a magical Christmas tale about finding love where it’s least expected. “Picture-perfect . . . this charmer will please Macomber fans and newcomers alike.”—Publishers Weekly Before beginning her dream job as sous chef in one of Seattle’s hottest new restaurants, Josie Avery takes a summer position cooking at a lakeside lodge in the remote Alaskan town of Ponder. Josie falls for the rustic charms of the local community—including Jack Corcoran, the crotchety keeper of Ponder’s famed sourdough starter, and, in particular, the quiet and intense Palmer Saxon, a famed master swordsmith. Josie and Palmer become close during the long Alaskan summer days, but Josie knows that, come fall, she’ll be returning to reality and the career she’s worked so hard for. Palmer, on the other hand, would like nothing better than to make Josie his wife and to keep her in Ponder. But Josie can’t imagine abandoning her mother back in the Emerald City and sacrificing her career to stay in this isolated town—not even for a man she’s quickly coming to love. Fate has other plans. Josie misses the last boat out of town before winter sets in, stranding her in Ponder and putting her dream job at risk. As the holidays approach, Josie and Palmer must grapple with the complications that arise when dreams confront reality, and the Christmas magic that can happen when they put their faith in love. Debbie Macomber is at her best in this beautiful holiday story about the far journeys we travel to find a place to call home. Praise for Alaskan Holiday “[A] tender romance lightly brushed with holiday magic.”—Library Journal “[A] thoroughly charming holiday romance.”—Booklist

Finding Paradise

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593332989
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Book Synopsis Finding Paradise by : Barbara Dunlop

Download or read book Finding Paradise written by Barbara Dunlop and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passion heats up in Paradise, Alaska, for two people who couldn't be more different in this sweet, sizzling romance from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Dunlop. Accomplished Los Angeles lawyer Marnie Anton has always been sensible, but when her friend Mia Westberg asks for help with a ridiculous matchmaking project, she can't say no. The idea of transporting city girls into the small town of Paradise, Alaska, is so crazy it just might...work? Against her best judgment, she tags along. Having grown up in a family of intimidating men, Marnie developed a preference for the urbane lawyers and clients in her life in LA. But when she meets a mountain of a buff Alaskan man with an intriguing snake tattoo, intimidated is definitely not the first thing she feels. Conrad "Cobra" Stanford was skeptical of the matchmaking event from the start. Big-city women weren't adventurous, they were judgmental. They'd take one look at him and scorn his lifestyle, just like his first love did. Cobra planned to give the women a wide berth, but one of them won't be ignored. Marnie's everything that's wrong and everything that's right for him all at the same time. Just when he thinks he's got her pegged, she blindsides him with a startling past, falling into his arms and igniting his protective instincts and so much more....

Alaska

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Publisher : Dial Press
ISBN 13 : 0804151423
Total Pages : 1178 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis Alaska by : James A. Michener

Download or read book Alaska written by James A. Michener and published by Dial Press. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 1178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaska’s fierce terrain and history, from the long-forgotten past to the bustling present. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaska’s story: its brutal origins; the American acquisition; the gold rush; the tremendous growth and exploitation of the salmon industry; the arduous construction of the Alcan Highway, undertaken to defend the territory during World War II. A spellbinding portrait of a human community fighting to establish its place in the world, Alaska traces a bold and majestic saga of the enduring spirit of a land and its people. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii. Praise for Alaska “Few will escape the allure of the land and people [Michener] describes. . . . Alaska takes the reader on a journey through one of the bleakest, richest, most foreboding, and highly inviting territories in our Republic, if not the world. . . . The characters that Michener creates are bigger than life.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review “Always the master of exhaustive historical research, Michener tracks the settling of Alaska [in] vividly detailed scenes and well-developed characters.”—Boston Herald “Michener is still, sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”—The New York Times