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Download or read book Kodiak Tales written by Harry B. Dodge and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author tells 8 short stories from Alaska's history and then 5 personal accounts of life in the Alaskan backcountry.
Book Synopsis Kodiak Tales by : Harry B. Dodge III
Download or read book Kodiak Tales written by Harry B. Dodge III and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-03-05 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kodiak Tales: Stories of Adventure on Alaskas Emerald Isle, investigates the many-faceted experiences of living on Kodiak Island. Shipwrecks, plane crashes, bears, and Kodiaks often-harsh and unforgiving environment are among the challenges facing the archipelagos hearty residents. The eight short stories in part one range in time from pre-Russian days to the present and examine humans role in Kodiaks natural realm. The five non-fiction pieces in part two are a personal testament to life in Kodiaks backcountry.
Book Synopsis Tales from Kodiak Island by : Frank Alfred Golder
Download or read book Tales from Kodiak Island written by Frank Alfred Golder and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Two Tales of Old Kodiak by : Steve Descloux
Download or read book Two Tales of Old Kodiak written by Steve Descloux and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let this author take you back with a couple memories to an earlier, wilder Kodiak, Alaskawhen the seafood industry was booming and the town never went to sleep, when trappers were popular and often sold most of their prime furs to the locals and tourists, when the churches and the bars ran neck and neck in number and the congregation was always greatest in the latter. The "Wreck of the Rustler" will give the reader a feel for what living on Kodiak Island meant in the 1950s and '60s and take a few boat rides around the island, one of which became a terrifying nightmare for the four young boys aboard when the skipper and other adults drank too much whiskey. The boat plowed into a rockpile on a windy Christmas night and began taking on water. For hours, impending death loomed in their thoughts as they helped in the fight to save the vessel and aid toward their eventual rescue by Coast Guard helicopters. "Confessions of a Seal Hunter" is a descriptive recollection of a small-scale commercial seal hunt down the east side of Kodiak Island during which an untried boy took his first steps into manhood, learning the skills of work and survival as he followed his skipper down the island in a small skiff; dreading his first kill with the club, learning to skin the seals and care for the hides; working brutal, long hours every day to help increase the catch; and learning that a workingman was expected to carry his share of the load no matter how tired, wet, and cold he was.
Book Synopsis Tales from the Kodiak Starport by : Justin Oldham
Download or read book Tales from the Kodiak Starport written by Justin Oldham and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales from the Kodiak Starport is a collection of science fiction stories chronicling the efforts of adventurous Alaskans to facilitate mankind's move toward space-based commerce, stepping from the Last Frontier into the final frontier. Each tale, set in a different period, explores an aspect of the space industry and its impact on the economic and ecological well-being of the people of Earth.In today's world, Kodiak Island, Alaska is home to the Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC), a 3,717-acre rocket launch facility. The KLC is a joint venture between the state of Alaska and the investors of the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation (AADC). At this point, KLC's services are geared to the safe launching of polar-orbit satellites and sub-orbital research payloads. In time, the complex may grow into an entity similar to, or even better than, the facility depicted in these stories.From the pioneers who build the businesses supporting the various launch activities of the complex and those who defend the facility from a close encounter of the government kind, to the man who's just trying to keep his family's business running, the perseverance and tenacity of the Alaska business community is put to the test. Some stories explore the potential of the site, its customers, and those involved in its day-to-day operations, while others provide a glimpse at the impact of scientific advances on relationships between individuals and society and the effects of international politics on the environment and the facility's role in reversing them.Welcome to the Kodiak Starport--gateway to the future.
Download or read book Alaska Tales written by Jake Jacobson and published by Publication Consultants. This book was released on 2014-11-12 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You should buy this book. It will make you laugh. It is full of stories you'll want to read again, and again. You'll tell your friends about it. Thinking about it will make you smile during boring meetings. People will wonder what you are up to. On a bad day, when you've screwed up at work, your wife is mad at you, and the kids are sick, this book will give you half an hour's respite. It will take you to a place of adventure, danger, and humor, all woven together by one larger than life character. I had to get all that down fast, because it's important. I'm not a writer, and I don't know how long I can hold your attention. Dr. Larry GatesThe stories in this collection are true. In some instances, the names have been changed to protect the innocent and the not so guiltless. With most days of the past forty-seven years spent in Alaska, the thirty-six stories in this collection are connected primarily with Jake's guiding activities in the Great Land. These stories were selected for their humorous content. This selection of tales is trivial, eclectic, and of minimal redeeming value. But there may be some valuable bits of information, if one looks for them. These stories attempt to entertain readers, to give them a giggle, or at least a wry smirk.
Download or read book The Hunts written by Harry B. Dodge III and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There!" Andy whispered sharply, pointing to the area where the bear was thought to be sleeping. "Look at the brush." Indeed, Tom could see the movement of alders, an insistent swaying, as if an unseen hand had grasped a branch and was trying to shake something out of the tree. The bear heaved forward and stepped into the clearing. Tom held his breath as he watched the bear finally detach itself from the brush, revealing its true enormity. Four men embark on a bear hunt on Kodiak Island's remote south end. Old Ivory, an elusive and colossal bear, is their ultimate goal. Each hunter has a unique perception of the undertaking: a chance for redemption, a test of manhood, realization of a lifelong aspiration, or a spiritual quest for cultural preservation. Kodiak's rugged terrain, harsh weather, and the canniness of the animal they pursue test their stamina and resolve and ultimately compel them to examine their individual values.
Download or read book Unigkuat written by Dehrich Chya and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Action and mystery, long journeys and valuable lessons-these are the ingredients of Alutiiq legends. In a village terrified by an enormous octopus, people work together to kill the beast. A young man apprentices to a whaler and learns mysterious secrets about hunting the largest sea mammals. A community mistreats Raven and his grandmother, and the people die of starvation. This book shares sixty-two traditional tales from Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago, compiled from stories told by Alutiiq Elders over the past 150 years. In each legend, readers learn about the Alutiiq world-the origins of the moon and the sun, how animals can sometimes appear as people, the importance of respectful hunting, and most of all how generosity, bravery, and perseverance are essential to a happy and successful life. Illustrated with images by contemporary community artists.
Book Synopsis Arctic Bibliography by : Arctic Institute of North America
Download or read book Arctic Bibliography written by Arctic Institute of North America and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tip of the Iceberg written by Mark Adams and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **The National Bestseller** From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, a fascinating, wild, and wonder-filled journey into Alaska, America's last frontier In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized a most unusual summer voyage to the wilds of Alaska: He converted a steamship into a luxury "floating university," populated by some of America's best and brightest scientists and writers, including the anti-capitalist eco-prophet John Muir. Those aboard encountered a land of immeasurable beauty and impending environmental calamity. More than a hundred years later, Alaska is still America's most sublime wilderness, both the lure that draws one million tourists annually on Inside Passage cruises and as a natural resources larder waiting to be raided. As ever, it remains a magnet for weirdos and dreamers. Armed with Dramamine and an industrial-strength mosquito net, Mark Adams sets out to retrace the 1899 expedition. Traveling town to town by water, Adams ventures three thousand miles north through Wrangell, Juneau, and Glacier Bay, then continues west into the colder and stranger regions of the Aleutians and the Arctic Circle. Along the way, he encounters dozens of unusual characters (and a couple of very hungry bears) and investigates how lessons learned in 1899 might relate to Alaska's current struggles in adapting to the pressures of a changing climate and world.
Book Synopsis An Anthology of American Folktales and Legends by : Frank de Caro
Download or read book An Anthology of American Folktales and Legends written by Frank de Caro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For folklorists, students, as well as general readers, this is the most comprehensive survey of American folktales and legends currently available. It offers an amazing variety of American legend and lore - everything from Appalachian Jack tales, African American folklore, riddles, trickster tales, tall tales, tales of the supernatural, legends of crime and criminals, tales of women, and even urban legends.The anthology is divided into three main sections - Native American and Hawaiian Narratives, Folktales, and Legends - and within each section the individual stories explore the myriad narrative traditions and genres from various geographic regions of the United States. Each section and tale genre is introduced and placed in its narrative context by noted folklorist Frank de Caro. Tale type and motif indexes complete the work.
Book Synopsis The Crushing Depths (Coastal Guardians Book #2) by : Dani Pettrey
Download or read book The Crushing Depths (Coastal Guardians Book #2) written by Dani Pettrey and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an accident claims the life of an oil-rig worker on the first drilling platform off the North Carolina coast, Coast Guard investigators Rissi Dawson and Mason Rogers are sent to take the case. Tensions surrounding the oil rig are high and the death has everyone on edge. Environmental activists are threatening to do whatever it takes to stop the structure from being completed, while rumors are being whispered about ancient curses surrounding this part of the ocean. Mounting evidence shows the death may not have been an accident at all. Was he killed by one of the activists or, perhaps more frighteningly, a member of his own crew? Rissi and Mason have to sort through not only a plethora of suspects, but also their own past and attraction to each other. Just as the case seems like it'll break open, worse news arrives. A tropical storm has turned their way and soon they're cut off from any rescue--and right where the killer wants them. It's a race to discover his identity before he eliminates the threat they pose.
Download or read book Journal of American Folklore written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Islands Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2002-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Son-in-law Test in North American Indian Mythology by : Anna Ruth Haworth
Download or read book The Son-in-law Test in North American Indian Mythology written by Anna Ruth Haworth and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918: Eskimo folk-lore: Eskimo myths and traditions from Alaska, the Mackenzie delta and coronation gulf ; string figures of the Eskimos by :
Download or read book Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918: Eskimo folk-lore: Eskimo myths and traditions from Alaska, the Mackenzie delta and coronation gulf ; string figures of the Eskimos written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis In Search of the Swan Maiden by : Barbara Fass Leavy
Download or read book In Search of the Swan Maiden written by Barbara Fass Leavy and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1995-07-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her compendious study, [of the folktale of the runaway wife] Leavy argues that the contradictory claims of nature and culture are embodied in the legendary figure of the swan maiden, a woman torn between the human and bestial worlds. --The New York Times Book Review This is a study of the meaning of gender as framed by the swan maiden tale, a story found in the folklore of virtually every culture. The swan maiden is a supernatural woman forced to marry, keep house, and bear children for a mortal man who holds the key to her imprisonment. When she manages to regain this key, she escapes to the otherworld, never to return. These tales have most often been interpreted as depicting exogamous marriages, describing the girl from another tribe trapped in a world where she will always be the outsider. Barbara Fass Leavy believes that, in the societies in which the tale and its variants endured, woman was the other--the outsider trapped in a society that could never be her own. Leavy shows how the tale, though rarely explicitly recognized, is frequently replayed in modern literature. Beautifully written, this book reveals the myriad ways in which the folktales of a society reflect its cultural values, and particularly how folktales are allegories of gender relations. It will interest anyone involved in literary, gender, and cultural studies.
