Alaska for Dummies [Paperback]

Charles P. Wohlforth (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dummies Travel | Publication Date: April 1, 2003

Your insider’s guide to the best places and prices

Plan an exciting Alaska adventure

From Anchorage and the Arctic to Denali National Park and the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska is an unspoiled paradise with glaciers, wildlife, fishing, kayaking, and more. Where do you begin? Relax! This easy-to-understand guide is all you need for a fun-filled trip.

Discover:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn’t miss – and what you can skip
• The best restaurants and hotels for every budget
• Lots of detailed maps

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From the Back Cover

Tame the wilds of America's Last Frontier

Whether your style is luxury cruise ship, laid-back road trip, or active wilderness hike, this guide helps you explore Alaska the fun and easy way. See wildlife roaming vast open spaces. Explore Mount McKinley, Native Alaskan culture, and old gold rush towns. Go skiing, sea kayaking, or fishing. Marvel at spectacular glaciers and windswept tundras. You can do it all on a wild and wonderful Alaskan adventure.

Open the book and find:

• Down-to-earth trip-planning advice
• What you shouldn't miss — and what you can skip
• The best hotels and restaurants for every budget
• Lots of detailed maps

About the Author

Charles Wohlforth, a lifelong Alaskan, began his career in 1986 as a writer and journalist. His two other books for Wiley are Frommer’s Alaska and Frommer’s Family Vacations in the National Parks, the latter of which covers parks across the United States and is based on insights from the Wohlforth family’s own camping experiences. Wohlforth lives in Anchorage with his wife, Barbara; sons, Robin and Joseph; and daughters, Julia and Rebecca. His book about climate change and Native people in the Arctic is due out from Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2004. He welcomes reader questions through his Web site, www.wohlforth.net, which also contains other writings and travel advice about Alaska.

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764517619
• ISBN-13: 978-0764517617
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,624,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fine book, March 26, 2004

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This review is from: Alaska for Dummies (Paperback)

This book has very useful and detailed information. Don't make the mistake I made and buy this and the Frommer's guide, too. They have the same author and much of the text is identical.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Guide if you don't know where to begin., February 22, 2005

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Bryan Newman "alaskanoutfitting.com" (St Paul, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alaska for Dummies (Paperback)

This is a great book for anyone who just doesn't know where to start on planning their first trip to Alaska. The book is filled with valuable information from the writer of Frommer's Alaska. Be sure not to get both Alaska for Dummies and the Frommer's Alaska guide because there is a lot of overlap.

Unfortunately, this book is completely void of photographs which is a shame in a state as picturesque as Alaska.

If you are looking at purchasing this book, the second edition is being released on March 14, 2005. I just finished the book so I thought I would put my two cents in about it.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfied Dummie, February 24, 2006

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Deena (Sumter, SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alaska For Dummies (Dummies Travel) (Paperback)

I loved this book. I had ordered three different books on Alaska Vacations, this one was the best hands down. It gave me all my options, sample vacations, told me the best and worst of Alaska. I really feel I can now book my vacation and feel very comfortable. Going to Alaska is a very expensive vacation, I have waited a lifetime for a trip like this so I wanted to make sure of all my options. This book gave you the pros and cons of cruising, driving, renting an RV, railroads. Once I got through I knew exactly what was the best option for myself.